Artery Plaza fenced off for demolition

The demolition of the external courtyard at Artery Plaza, located at 7200 Wisconsin Avenue, was originally scheduled for June but delayed. Now the work is proceeding, and the area is fenced off along Wisconsin, and on the Bethesda Avenue side of the building. Demolition had been expected to occur at night between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM for the safety of pedestrians. Owner JBG Smith hopes to make the plaza a public gathering and dining space again, as it was during better Bethesda times in the 1990s.