Where is Suffolk you at? There are cheap parts but they are also bad areas I am living in suffolk as well need two strong incomes to buy a house out here. Could be worse we could be living in nassau where they have to pay like 15k or more in real estate taxes...
Yup just looked at the proposed line, and it is going to stop at New Carrollton lol.
. That's a HUGE project and you see how long it took em to build that small strech for the silver line. And 75% of that just follows the freeway.
...woulda been so clutch
It's not apart of WMATA, but it has locations that connect with WMATA lines, and connects with all MARC lines.
http://urbanmidatlantic.blogspot.com/2014/02/bethesdas-building-boom.html
UPDATED 02/06/15
Since the delivery of a few projects between 2008-2009 (in the midst of the recent recession) there had been no new residential or commercial development projects completed in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. That changed just two weeks ago with the opening of the 17-story Gallery Bethesda apartment building in the Woodmont Triangle district. The Gallery is just the first in a slew of new high-density development projects to be constructed over the next few years in downtown Bethesda.
The vast majority of these projects are residential in nature, with over 3,000 new apartment and condo units in the pipeline. However, a hotel is also in the works, and even a few office buildings, one of which is already under construction--a rarity in Montgomery County these days and Bethesda's first in over a decade. Nearly all of the projects in the pipeline are within walking distance of the Bethesda Metro station and/or the future Purple Line light rail station promoting transit usage.
THE FACTS
Coming to downtown Bethesda over the next several years:
- 30 projects
...including...
- 16 residential mid/high-rise apartment buildings
- 6 residential mid/high-rise condo buildings
- 5 office buildings
- 2 hotels
- 1 police station
...containing...
- 4,003 residential units
- 1,022,000 sq. ft. of office space
- 244,680 sq. ft. of retail space
- 452 hotel rooms
Here's a detailed list of all of the medium/high-density development projects going up around downtown Bethesda along with their current statuses (Remember to click on the photos to enlarge):
http://RESIDENTIAL (Rental)
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td]8300 Wisconsin Ave
Rendering Credit: WDG[/td][/tr][/table]
8300 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: StonebridgeCarras
Height: 9 stories
Details: 360 residential apartment units and 55,000 sq. ft. Harris Teeter grocery store
Status: Under Construction. Delivery expected Q3 2015
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Glen Aldon Apartments
Location: 4857, 4858, 4890, and 4900 Battery Ln
Developer: Aldon Management
Height: 5-11 stories/~65-110 ft.
Details: 692 residential apartment units divided among three buildings--2 mid-rise and 1 high-rise--to be constructed in phases, replacing 260 units in four existing residential buildings constructed in the 1950's and 1960's
Status: Zoning change approved (Fall 2012). However, site plans and building permits will still need to be filed and approved, which will take about two years. As of now owners have no immediate plans to redevelop
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8008 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: Douglas Development
Height: 14 stories
Details: 130-unit residential apartment building with 4,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: In planning stages. Groundbreaking expected in 2016
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Gallery Bethesda (left) and 4850 Rugby (right)
Rendering Credit: Donohoe[/td][/tr][/table]Gallery Bethesda
Location: 4800 Auburn Ave
Developer: Donohoe Development
Height: 17 stories
Details: 235 residential apartment units and 4,660 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Delivered (Jan 2014)
4850 Rugby
Location: 4850 Rugby Ave
Developer: Donohoe Development
Height: 16 stories
Details: 221 residential apartment units and 14,520 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Site plan approved. Existing building demolished Q4 2013. New building currently in permitting process. Groundbreaking date unknown
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7900 Wisconsin Ave
Rendering Credit: JBG[/td][/tr][/table]7900 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: JBG Companies
Height: 17 stories
Details: 475 residential apartment units and 20,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Site plan approved (June 2013). Groundbreaking expected summer 2015
[table][tr][td]Bainbridge BethesdaRendering Credit: SK+I Architecture[/td][/tr][/table]
Bainbridge Bethesda
Location: 4918 Saint Elmo Ave
Developer: Bainbridge
Height: 17 stories/174 ft.
Details: 200 residential apartment units and 7,200 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Delivered (Sept 2014).
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7770 Norfolk Ave
Rendering Credit: CIM/JBG/FXFOWLE[/td][/tr][/table]
7770 Norfolk Ave
Developer: JBG Companies/CIM
Height: 17 stories
Details: 236 residential apartment units and 6,500 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail. Originally called 4900 Fairmont Ave, address was changed to avoid confusion with nearby condo project, 4990 Fairmont Ave
Status: Under Construction. Delivery scheduled for mid-2015
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Bethesda Commerce
Rendering Credit: Kettler[/td][/tr][/table]Bethesda Commerce
Location: 7535 Old Georgetown Rd
Developer: Kettler
Height: 15 stories/143 ft.
Details: 120 residential apartment units and 5,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Under construction
8011 Old Georgetown Rd
Developer: Unknown
Height: ~7-9 stories/94 ft.
Details: Current site of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Originally planned as 170-unit apartment building and 228,000 community center
Status: In planning stages. Project was recently revived in Sept 2013 after 4 year hiatus. Groundbreaking date unknown
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Rendering Credit: Bainbridge[/td][/tr][/table]7340 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: Bainbridge
Height: 14 stories/143 ft
Details: 225 residential apartment units with 10,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail. Site was the location of an Exxon gas station which was demolished years ago but had sat neglected since because of a legal dispute. Bainbridge purchased the site at auction in fall 2012
Status: Site plan approved (Sept 2014). Groundbreaking likely by end of 2015
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Rendering Credit: SK+I[/td][/tr][/table]
4831 West Ln/Holladay at Edgemoor
Developer: SJG Properties
Height: 7 stories/70 ft.
Details: 118,000 sq. ft. residential apartment building with 120 dwelling units
Status: Site plan approved (Sept 2014). Groundbreaking likely by the end of 2015
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Rendering Credit: SK+I[/td][/tr][/table]Lot 31: The Flats at 8300
Location: SW Corner of Bethesda & Woodmont Avenues
Developer: StonebridgeCarras/PN Hoffman
Height: 5-7 stories/54 ft.
Details: 162 residential apartment units part of the Lot 31 public-private development which includes 40,000 sq. ft. of retail space and a massive, 1,200-space underground parking garage (with 940 spaces reserved for the public)
Status: Under Construction. Delivery expected winter 2015-2016
Solaire Bethesda[table][tr][td]
Rendering Credit: WPC[/td][/tr][/table]
Developer: Washington Property Company
Height: 12 stories/120 ft
Details: 139 residential apartment units and 6,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Under construction. Delivery expected June 2016
Woodmont East: Residential
Location: 4800 Elm Street
Developer: Federal Realty Investment Trust
Height: ~14 stories/143 ft.
Details: 210 residential unit building part of Phase I of the Woodmont East development
Status: On hold indefinitely
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Location: 7001 Arlington Rd
Developer: Keating
Height: 5 stories
Details: 145 residential apartment units with 7,000 sq.ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Under Construction. Delivery expected 2015
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Sketch credit: DMS Architects[/td][/tr][/table]St. Elmo Apartments
Location: 4925 Fairmont Ave
Developer: Lenkin Company
Height: 16 stories
Details: 210-unit residential apartment building with 15,500 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail and second-floor office space
Status: In planning stages. Delivery expected 2015
RESIDENTIAL (Condo)
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Rendering credit: Duball LLC[/td][/tr][/table]
Stonehall
Location: NW corner of Battery Ln and Woodmont Ave
Developer: Duball
Height: 9 stories/90 ft
Details: 46 residential condo units
Status: Site plan approved. Construction expected to commence early 2015
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Rendering Credit: Starr Capital[/td][/tr][/table]4990 Fairmont Ave
Developer: Duball LLCStarr Capital
Height: 17 stories
Details: 70-unit residential condo building with 7,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail to be built on the site of former BP gas station and small office building
Status: Site plan approved (April 2014). Project purchased by Duball LLC in Jan 2015. Groundbreaking now scheduled for 2016
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Rendering Credit: SJG[/td][/tr][/table]4825 Montgomery Lane
Developer: SJG Properties
Height: 5 stories
Details: 4-unit "ultra-luxury" residential condo building with private garages and direct access elevators
Status: Under Construction
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Location: 4901 Hampden Ln
Developer: Ronald D. Paul Companies/1788 Holdings
Height: 7 stories/70 ft.
Details: 25 "ultra-luxury" residential condo units with direct-access elevators and private rooftop terraces with prices starting at “the several millions”
Status: Under construction. Delivery expected "early 2016"
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Developer: Toll Brothers City Living
Height: 7 stories/70 ft.
Details: 60 residential condo units
Status: Site plan approved. Permit applications submitted Dec 2013. Groundbreaking later this year
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Rendering Credit: SK+I[/td][/tr][/table]Lot 31: The Darcy
Location: SE Corner of Bethesda & Woodmont Avenues
Developer: StonebridgeCarras/PN Hoffman
Height: 9 stories/90 ft.
Details: 88 residential condo units part of the Lot 31 public-private development which includes 40,000 sq. ft. of retail space and a massive, 1,200-space underground parking garage
Status: Under Construction. Delivery expected winter 2015-2016
OFFICE
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Rendering Credit: Donohoe[/td][/tr][/table]8280 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: Donohoe Development
Height: 6 stories
Details: 90,000 sq. ft. Class A office building with 10,500 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail replacing existing Sunoco gas station
Status: Project cancelled. The developer has opted to propose a 200 ft./20-story residential apartment building on the site instead as part of the current Downtown Bethesda sector plan rewrite
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Rendering Credit: Bernstein Companies[/td][/tr][/table]Bethesda Center: 7750 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: Bernstein Companies
Height: 11 stories/143 ft.
Details: 253,000 sq. ft. of Class A trophy office space with 13,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Site plan approved (2013). Originally scheduled to deliver in 2016, construction is highly unlikely to commence without a major tenant signing a lease, which may take years in the current market
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Rendering Credit: Clark Construction[/td][/tr][/table]4500 East-West Hwy
Developer: Carr Properties
Height: 9 stories/98 ft.
Details: 223,000 sq. ft. speculative commercial Class A office building with 13,300 sq.ft. of retail space including new McDonald' fast-food restaurant (which replaces the previously existing location demolished for the project)
Status: Delivered (Sept 2014)
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Location: Donohoe
Developer: MRP Realty/Rockpoint Group Inc.
Height: 9 stories/97 ft.
Details: 150,000 sq. ft. Class A office tower originally proposed by Donohoe as an addition to the massive Air Rights Center complex
Status: Site plan approved (Dec 2010). The current owners have been focused on renovating and rebranding the existing office space, and with the weak office market are very unlikely to break ground anytime soon on this project
Woodmont East: Office
Location: 4733-4735 Bethesda Avenue
Developer: JBG Companies
Height: 14 stories/143 ft.
Details: 242,000 sq. ft. of office space with 13,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail and restaurant space replacing existing office building
Status: In early planning stages. Groundbreaking likely a long ways off (a decade or so)
HOTEL
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Rendering Credit: Bernstein[/td][/tr][/table]Bethesda Center: Westin Bethesda
Location: 7740 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: Bernstein Companies
Height: 13 stories/143 ft.
Details: 222 room Westin hotel, replacing the existing Golden Tulip Bethesda Court Hotel
Status: Site plan approved (2013).Groundbreaking originally scheduled for 2013 with 2015 delivery. Construction could begin in 2015, ahead of its sister office building (7750 Wisconsin Ave)
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Rendering Credit: JBG[/td][/tr][/table]Woodmont East: Hotel
Location: immediately south and west of 7200 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: JBG Companies
Height: 15-16 stories/143 ft.
Details: 230-room, 183,000 sq. ft. hotel part of Phase II of the Woodmont East development
Status: Project cancelled. Site will be used by new office building (see: Woodmont East: Office)
OTHER PROJECTS
Apex Building
Location: 7272 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: ?
Height: 250 ft
Details: Possible redevelopment of existing 4-story Apex office building currently owned and occupied by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in relation to the construction of a Purple Line light rail station underneath. If built to the maximum height, it would be among the tallest buildings in downtown Bethesda (behind only the twin Chevy Chase Bank towers)
Status: Project cancelled. Financial incentive to encourage redevelopment on the site was deemed too expensive by county council. The site is likely to keep its 250 ft height zoning however
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Rendering Credit: FXFOWLE[/td][/tr][/table]7359 Wisconsin Ave
7359 Wisconsin Ave
Developer: StonebridgeCarras
Height: 143 ft. (?)
Details: Current site of Bethesda's 2nd District police station. WIll be redeveloped after relocation of the police station to Woodmont Triangle (see: Montgomery County 2nd District Police Station below). Originally to be redeveloped by JBG as a 320,000 sq. ft. office building, the new project will most likely be residential
Status: In early planning phases. Groundbreaking unlikely to occur within the next 3-4 years
