Press

Placements

Spotlight on Liberty Lorton: former prison now a flourishing community
Good Morning Washington • April 2019
Liberty Lorton: 2019 Spring-Summer Events Schedule
Lorton Patch • March 2019
Ground Broken for Final Six Apartments at Former Lorton Prison
Connection Newspapers • March 2019
Live there, work there. Here's what's next for the former Lorton prison site.
Washington Business Journal • February 2019
In 2019, Planning Begins for Lorton 2040
Connection Newspapers • January 2019
Final Development Phase Gets Underway at Former Prison in Lorton
Connection Newspapers • October 2018
Liberty at Lorton: How a notorious old Virginia prison got a new life as housing
Greater Greater Washington • September 2018
The old Lorton, Virginia prison is being turned into homes. Here’s its fascinating story.
Greater Greater Washington • September 2018
Phase 2 Of Lorton Prison Redevelopment To Begin This Month As Southern Fairfax County's Pipeline Grows
Bisnow • September 2018
Historic D.C. Prison Transformed Into Mixed-Use Community
Builder Magazine • March 2018
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Responsible Approach to Shared Environment
Lorton Connection • March 2018
Lorton Prison Transformed Into Liberty
Lorton Connection • February 2018
Former prison is the site of a new development in southern Fairfax County
Washington Post • January 2018
Former Lorton Reformatory converted into luxury apartments
Fox 5 DC • November 2017
Transforming a Historic Prison through Public/Private Partnership
Urban Land Institute • October 2017
Looking for a place to live? How about Lorton prison?
WTOP • October 2017
Old Lorton prison dorms transformed into apartments
Prince William Times • September 2017
Liberty Opens its Doors for New Residents at Former Lorton Prison
Fairfax County • May 2017
Former Virginia Jail to Become Mixed-Use Village
Curbed, Washington DC • June 2016
Living behind prison walls in new Lorton development
Fairfax County Times • April 2016
A Look Inside the Transformation of Lorton Reformatory into Liberty Crest
Fairfax Station/Lorton Connection • April 2016
Final phase of Lorton prison redevelopment begins
The Washington Post • January 2016
Final Piece of the Puzzle From Lorton Prison to Laurel Hill
Fairfax County • December 2015
Liberty for Lorton! How the former prison will look as a mixed-use village
Washington Business Journal • December 2015

Press Releases

Goat Yoga Trend Comes to Northern VA - March 27, 2019
Barnyard Yoga, Outdoor Movie Nights, and Turkey Trot Coming To Liberty - March 20, 2019
Construction Begins to Redevelop the Lorton Reformatory into New Mixed-Use Community - April 12, 2016

Awards

2018 Urban Land Institute Trends Awards Finalist
Great American Living Awards 2018
NAIOP Best Buildings Adaptive Re-Use: Award of Merit

About Liberty

Liberty is a new urban village in Lorton, Virginia, that has transformed the Lorton Reformatory, a property on the National Register of Historic Places, into a modern and vibrant community hub where residents and visitors live, work, shop and thrive.  

Media Contact:

Vanessa French liberty@beekeepergroup.com 703.975.3979