Donohoe knows something about building the next generation of luxury apartment buildings in downtown Bethesda, having delivered its own 17-story mixed-use tower, Gallery Bethesda, last January. 8300 Wisconsin is being developed by StonebridgeCarras, and was designed by WDG.
In addition to the discovery that blasting would be required to excavate the deep garage, the project has presented other challenges, particularly in juggling the demands of the residential and grocery store projects with the garage. John Kosco, a superintendent with Donohoe, says this project is the most-complicated concrete pour he can recall in his career.
Kosco said Donohoe will turn the grocery store space over to Harris Teeter in mid-summer, and that the store should be ready to open around the time the first residents move in - likely late this year. The finished building is expected to deliver in the first quarter of 2016. Bozzuto will manage the apartments, which it has named Flats 8300 (not to be confused with The Flats at Lot 31 across town, but almost certainly will be).
A courtyard that faces NIH to the north will include several water features, including a lazy river. Too few projects these days seem to take advantage of the enhancements water features can add, so its good to see them being utilized here. There will also be a sophisticated stormwater management system for the 9-story building, which will serve as the future northern gateway to downtown Bethesda.
Here are some pictures from the hard hat tour; click any photo to enlarge for greater detail:
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| The commemorative T-shirt given to all workers on the site during the topping out party yesterday |
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| Donohoe employees posed for a Topping Out party photo |
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| They also enjoyed a lunch of BBQ, coleslaw and chocolate chip cookies |
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| A view from the interior of the future courtyard, facing NIH |
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| Future lobby on Wisconsin Avenue; that's Rosedale Park across the street |
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| Lobby elevator shaft |
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| The two brown beams in the center will actually be removed; they're there now for support |
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| View upwards from inside the courtyard |
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| Tower crane #1 |
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| There will be a sophisticated stormwater filtration system |
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| I hope you bought stock in Tyvek before the recession ended |
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| Another direction inside the courtyard |
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| Tower crane #2 |
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| Future loading docks for Harris Teeter |
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| Garage beam |
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| Inside the grocery store parking section of the 4-level garage |
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| Another garage shot |
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| Garage entrance off Woodmont Avenue |
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| A look up Woodmont Avenue toward the direction of the Metro Center |
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| Inside Harris Teeter; the checkout lines should be in this area |
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| Garage ramp |
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| Looking out from the future Harris Teeter; note the building is reflected in the Monocle Building's glass across Battery Lane |
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| Looking from Harris Teeter toward the corner of Woodmont and Battery |
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| Looking north from inside the courtyard |
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| Tower crane |
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| Keep out! This means you! |
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| Intersection of Woodmont Avenue and Battery Lane |
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| Looking out Woodmont Avenue toward NIH and Medical Library |
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| Tower cranes |
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| A fresh load of cement arrives at the site Wednesday, turning right onto Woodmont from Battery Lane |
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| The driver heads down Woodmont toward Wisconsin, parks at the curb, and waits for flagger to wave him in |
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| The driver backs up and onto this ramp |
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| Behind and below the ramp is this large concrete-holding container, which the cement is transferred to |
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| Up it goes to the roof |
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| Donohoe pickup truck and Keep Out sign |
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| Another shot of the truck |
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| A view from the other side; the gap between the two building wings is the courtyard pictured above, this time from NIH's direction |
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| Worth noting for NIH employees: NIH Shuttle stops right across from the building (but it's close enough to walk to) |
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| A view from atop the Public Parking Garage on Woodmont |
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| Ladies and gentlemen, our tour has come to an end, but stay tuned for updates as construction of 8300 Wisconsin continues... |
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Looks like a pretty solid building. It will be interesting to see that part of Bethesda in 10 years and the change the new construction along Wisconsin will have.
ReplyDeleteHopefully Donohoe builds their mixed use building just south soon too.
Delete40 photos? This would be SO much better with 41 or 42 photos.
ReplyDeleteFinally, a grocery store for the Woodmont Triangle/Battery Lane part of town!
ReplyDeleteWill it be open 24 hours?
Well there has always been the Safeway in woodmont triangle. It just really sucks.
Delete12:11: I have not heard an announcement of the store hours yet. Many Harris Teeters are 24 hours, but a few aren't. Recently, the 5000 Bradley Boulevard Safeway went to 24 hours.
DeleteWhy was the concrete pouring so difficult?
ReplyDelete@ 2:34 PM:
ReplyDelete"Recently, the 5000 Bradley Boulevard Safeway went to 24 hours."
Since you've tried to blame Hans Riemer for Barnes & Noble closing one hour earlier four nights out of seven, will you give him credit for Safeway being open several more hours every single day?
{crickets}
5:33: No. Grocery stores here have experimented with 24-hour schedules for decades before Hans Riemer moved here from California. Grocery shopping is not exactly what one associates with nightlife.
DeleteThat statement logic would imply also that businesses have also shut their doors for decades before Riemer moved here from California.
DeleteYou can't have it both ways.
Delete8:05 PM: No. Safeway is not a nightclub, nor a place where people hang out at night like Barnes & Noble. You've gone off topic of Hans Riemer's "nighttime economy" initiative. Not surprising, as the many bar closures on Riemer's watch make it hard to claim he was successful.
ReplyDeleteA a solitary dinner in the basement, consisting of a Hungry Man TV dinner heated up in a microwave, accompanied by Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill, with Twinkies as the dessert course, is what passes for "nightlife" in Westbard.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere Hans Riemer is smiling.
8:50: Smiling because he's reading a post by Dan Reed?
ReplyDeleteUpdates please! I live nearby and it looks like the building is almost finished, but I can't find any info online about when the Harris Teeter might be open, other than "late 2015".
ReplyDelete7:18: From what I can tell from going past is that the Harris Teeter is falling behind the rest of the project. They have their own construction contractor for the grocery store interior buildout, whereas Donohoe is building the overall project and seems to be still on-schedule. I find it hard to believe that the Harris Teeter would be opening in late November at this point, but maybe they are just hiding their progress well.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the signs on the door, the new Harris Teeter opens on August 24, 2016.
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