The second big postal story yesterday was the announcement that USPS is seeking space for a post office in the 20816 zip code of Bethesda.
A 2000 square foot space requirement has been cited.
Place your bets on The Shops at Sumner Place first (Sangamore Road), and the Westwood Center II (Ridgefield Road at River Road) as potential homes for the new post office.
Frankly, there is no other appropriate space in the zip code.
Both offer ample, free surface parking. And both currently have vacancies.
Sumner Place has a vacancy between Starbucks and the future Passion Fin sushi restaurant. Its largest available space is 2361 square feet, well over the 2000 requirement. Another space is just under 2000.
Neither site is convenient for downtown Bethesda residents, but may offer some relief for senior citizens and the disabled, who have virtually no access to the new post office at 6900 Wisconsin Avenue.
Both sites are also accessible via Ride On Bus 23 (Friendship Heights Metro to Sibley Hospital). And both are adjacent to apartment communities.
The 20816 post office won't solve the downtown Bethesda post office fiasco, but that part of Bethesda would certainly benefit from the convenience.
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