The single-family home at 4885 Edgemoor Lane in downtown Bethesda was demolished this weekend. This is the future site of the Edgemoor II condo tower, near the Bethesda Metro station. Some grading work has been done on the lot in preparation for groundbreaking and excavation.
For those that might be curious, the large steel grating you see in the third photo is where muddy truck tires can be rinsed off, before they enter the street. This is part of their soil erosion and sedimentation control plan designed to reduce construction debris and dust from leaving the site. Although this project doesn’t include any ground level retail, the developer did commit to activating the street with amenity spaces along the street. The architect included a skerries of two story high brick piers to define the base of the tower, and differentiate it form the rest of the building. It will at least provide an interesting curving street-wall, similar to the Metropolitan on the other side of the street, and create a gently curving street, lined lined with shade trees, serving as a pedestrian connection between Bethesda Row and the Woodmont Triangle Districts. A nice wider sidewalk will be a nice addition, along with an adjacent two-way separated bike lane, compared to the very narrow existing walk.
ReplyDeleteBoth building corners viewed from northbound and southbound Woodmont will be quite slender, with some iconic stacked frames, and should provide us with some interesting waypoints along the path. The southern corner has is clad in glass and will almost appear like a large “zipper” , flanked by stacked frames. I believe the building proposed on the opposite corner is considering a similar decorate treatment to their corner, so together, they might form a nice gateway to the Metro Center area from the west.
The house was demolished on Wednesday.
ReplyDelete6:17: False.
ReplyDelete#scooped
6:55 AM is trying to tell the Mayor of Bethesda about when something happened in our fine downtown? LOL
ReplyDeleteI remember picking up my prom date at this house: BCC prom night 1969.
ReplyDeleteBethesda has changed so much. Turn the lights down!
"Maloney Concrete" = "Mayor of Bethesda"
ReplyDeleteThanks, but Robert Dyer is known as the Mayor of Bethesda.
DeleteI moved out of the area, but I just heard Crown Books closed?
ReplyDeleteI thought Window Washer with the American Flag Pants Guy was the Mayor of Bethesda.
ReplyDelete8:12am good guy, but he's not the Mayor. Bethesda has its Mayor, Robert Dyer.
DeleteI remember that house
ReplyDelete10:28 AM Bit harsh on Riemer, eh?
ReplyDeleteThe honorary title of “mayor” should imply someone who is welcoming to community, a promoter of its well being, and certainly in my humble opinion, should not be given to the cities most vocal and negative critic. Yes he often reports on construction, street closures, and retail leasing, but rarely, if ever reports on any positive aspects of Bethesda.
ReplyDeleteAgain, if you love your city, you're allowed to want to see improvement.
DeleteEveryone would agree Bethesda is great, but could be greater.
I love what Mayor Dyer is doing for us with these reports.
If Robert Dyer is "Mayor of Bethesda", then "Bethesda City Hall" is at 4715 Cordell Avenue.
ReplyDelete@ 12:01pm - didn't know Bethesda's City Hall also acts as shelter for the homeless of MoCo?
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ReplyDeletePlease list the top five concrete positive changes Dyer has accomplished.
1:13 PM
ReplyDeleteKind Sir,
Dyer has this on his website. Look it up.
Here are my favorites I can copy and paste for you:
* Got the lights turned back on at Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda = Big win for Woodmont Triangle residents!
* Played an instrumental role in the passage of a new County law to reduce sidewalk closures alongside construction sites. ouncilmember Roger Berliner described Robert's articles calling attention to the problem a "public service" at a transportation forum in Silver Spring on May 29, 2014
* Dyer's research in 2011 revealed the lost African-American community on River Road that had been erased from County history, and directly led to the revision of the Westbard sector plan's historical background section in 2014; previously, there was no mention of the historic community
* Exclusively reported that firefighters' radios were not working properly underground in the Bethesda Metro station, long after WMATA and the media claimed the problem had been fixed - a problem putting fire crews and the public at risk
* Played a major role in the resident fight against the proposed redevelopment of the Westbard area, where a lawsuit and public opposition led to a reduction in the plan's size, and reducing the amount of construction that will immediately occur
11:50 AM You need to ask people at Taste of Bethesda who they think the mayor of Bethesda is. Take a poll. And ask if they know who Robert Dyer is. Report back.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sure the tourists that come to the Taste are the best people to ask. lol
Delete* Dyer's research in 2011 revealed the lost African-American community on River Road that had been erased from County history, and directly led to the revision of the Westbard sector plan's historical background section in 2014"
ReplyDelete"* Played a major role in the resident fight against the proposed redevelopment of the Westbard area"
Where can I find documentation of this outside of Robert Dyer's own blog?
8:51: It's all in the video and transcript records of the Montgomery County Council, Planning Board, and NCPC, dating back to 2011, Saul Alinsky.
ReplyDeleteYou apparently must rely on the Washington Post as your sole source, where reporters Bill Turque and Jennifer Barrios intentionally wrote the central and originating figure of the cemetery story - me - out of the narrative (while using my 2011-2014 research to complete their articles, to boot).
I was Mr. Westbard, engaged in that battle for almost 15 years, even predating the 2014 Westbard sector plan process. I've got videos on my channel from back in 2009. No one influenced the public discussion of Westbard as strongly as I did on this website. No one reported on every hour and aspect of it like I did.
Yet the Post never mentions the leading critic of the Westbard plan, exposing their bias and partnership with the developers. The same Post that plagiarized my breaking news coverage of the tragic Whitman car accident.
Don't rely on fake news, Saul.
Sincerely,
The Honorable Robert Dyer
Mayor, Bethesda
Robert and Robert alone can fix it.
DeleteDon’t waste your time on the council, run for governor
"I was Mr. Westbard"
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