The Pavilion doubles as a covered open-air ice rink during the winter and as a concert and event venue throughout the rest of the year.

Since the most recent major phase of construction in 2009, Reston Town Center, in the past known more for its shopping, dining, and entertainment, has developed into a location for businesses and residences also.

[citation needed] Readers of Northern Virginia Magazine chose Reston Town Center for its 2008 top ten list "Hip to be Where", and it was dubbed a "downtown for the 21st century.

Development continued with the 2006 opening of three residential high-rises immediately west of Freedom Square, and the construction of the three South of Market office buildings which were completed in 2008.

[5] The final portion of the second phase was completed in 2013 with the opening of The Avant, a 15-story apartment high-rise south of Reston Town Square Park.

[6][7] In late 2015, Boston Properties broke ground for the redevelopment of the surface parking lot north of Fountain Square.