BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: THE LAUREN ULTRA-LUXURY CONDOS (PHOTOS)

Construction is still in the early stages at the Hampden Lane site of the future ultra-luxury condos called The Lauren. Schnabel (whose logo you will see on a piledriver in these photos) is a foundation and earth retention firm, and that's where this project is at for the moment. 

You can see that piles have been driven into the earth around the edges of the lot. Unlike some stick-built projects (such as the old Arlington Road post office site), The Lauren will have a 2-level underground parking garage, requiring significant excavation, if not to the extreme of the Lot 31 site a 2 blocks south on Woodmont Avenue.