Friday, September 04, 2015

Steamers property on the market for redevelopment in Bethesda (Photos)

The closure of Steamers ignited speculation about the future of that prime property at 4820 Auburn Avenue, in downtown Bethesda. Now the marketing of the property by Feldman Group and Marcus & Millichap leaves little more to discuss. Steamers isn't being positioned for lease by a new restaurant tenant. Instead, the 8,342 SF lot is now up for sale in its entirety.

The interesting question now is, will Tía Queta become the pink house in Friendship Heights, or cash out to join their plot with the Steamers land? There's no doubt Tía Queta's owners are in the catbird seat, and would likely have the new landowner of the Steamers site over a barrel to pay top dollar.

Combining the properties could allow a more substantial residential tower, but would deprive the Woodmont Triangle of a favorite restaurant on quiet Del Ray Avenue. Any new tower would be on the same block as Donohoe's successful Gallery Bethesda luxury apartments (4800 Auburn Avenue), and Donohoe's future twin tower to that 17-story building.

This will be interesting to follow.



44 comments:

Anonymous said...

It would be nice if this turns out to be something other than high rise residential use. A restaurant or complex would be great.

Anonymous said...

The main question--where will all the rats go when they tear that dump down. It is a crappy structure with a tent in the middle of it. The spot is definitely in need of an upgrade.

Anonymous said...

Unless all the other sites fronting Norfolk Avenue sell as well, simply adding the Tia Queta site wouldn't add that much to the Steamer's site. It's long but narrow - without the other sites, it would only be wide enough for a driveway to the Steamer's site.

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Anonymous said...

In this case, a one-story bank building might actually be an improvement.

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Anonymous said...

Same negative Bethesda blogger is trolling Dyer on this fine summer Friday. 7:02 5:41 5:35.

Best troll of Bethesda award is due to this guy. He thinks he's in competition with Dyer.

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Anonymous said...

Watch out he will delete your opinion.

Anonymous said...

I appreciate it!

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Anonymous said...

I believe in you 7:22! One day we will live free!!!!

Anonymous said...

We shall overcome! We shall overcome!

Anonymous said...

Everyone in Bethesda reads Dyer.
Meanwhile, one troll here having a conversation with himself.

Anonymous said...

And apparently you too 7:51 - get a fucking life bro!

Anonymous said...

Why is Dyer always positive and this other Bethesda blogger so negative and nasty?

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Anonymous said...

7:52 - Cease and desist your vulgarity. Until you grow up, graduate high school and get a life, just... stop. Your immaturity knows no bounds. F-bombs and picking on Robert only goes to show you're an insecure little person.

Anonymous said...

Dyer and Greenberg - Bethesda's Axis of Evil.

Anonymous said...

Am I in the matrix!?!?!?!?

Anonymous said...

Actually Dyer, the property is also available for lease... as well as for sale.

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Robert Dyer said...

1:16: Trust me, they want to sell this site, not lease it.

Anonymous said...

Dyer said "trust me" when he announced that Smashburger was closing.

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Anonymous said...

So if I said it was one shill blindly supporting Dyer....

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Anonymous said...

One negative Bethesda blogger...still trolling Dyer.

Anonymous said...

6:51PM "got the details" translates to = "We read Dyer, copied his reporting and filed it later" Does heating up Dyer's old reports in a microwave make them tastier?

Robert Dyer said...

5:27: I wasn't the one who reported Smashburger was closing. But others do report that closing restaurants are staying open, and you don't criticize that. Interesting.

Robert Dyer said...

6:51: They talked all day, I guess. But they didn't have any more relevant information than my article, which was published 9 hours earlier.

Anonymous said...

"I wasn't the one who reported Smashburger was closing."

Claim credit when it's right, blame "sources" when it's wrong. The buck [doesn't] stop here. LOL

Anonymous said...

And there he goes comparing others as doing the same when he gets something wrong. Like a child does.

Anonymous said...

Always positive? Calling someone an idiot or moron counts for positive? Insulting someone's opinion does too?

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Anonymous said...

And when the negative Bethesda blogger trolls Dyer and plagiarises Dyer he does it like a child. Like a child. #Hull'sBoys

Anonymous said...

Frank is waiting for his PizzaPass pizza. He was also planning to go dancing at the new dance studio at the old video store. Oops, he broke in but only found VHS tapes.

Anonymous said...

That's defamation. Dyer should delete that.

Anonymous said...

They can copy and then troll Dyer, but folks are tired of it.
The copying of reporting is unfair to the work Dyer does on a daily basis.
And the childlike trolling touting their stuff is embarrassing. Act like grownups guys.

Robert Dyer said...

6:29: You just embarrassed yourself again - you cut and paste a whole article from another website and it only proved my point that the article posted 9 hours after mine had no significant details beyond mine as you had claimed, and that the seller is indeed squarely marketing the lot for sale rather than lease. You know, that's why the property is covered with signage saying LOT FOR SALE. Most people are trying to enjoy a holiday weekend, not spamming and trolling on local news websites.

Robert Dyer said...

5:26: You're obviously intoxicated. The Smashburger closing story was reported by another website. I had nothing to do with it. In contrast, you've never criticized your favorite websites for stories they have published themselves which had incorrect information and turned out to be false.