Bethesda construction update: Element 28 luxury apartments (Photos)

The finishing touches are being put onto the Element 28 luxury apartment tower at Old Georgetown Road and Commerce Lane in downtown Bethesda. Developed by Kettler, the 101 apartments and 3500 SF of retail are expected to deliver soon. Element 28 will be the first thing Metro riders will see when they rise out of the Bethesda Metro station.

Glowing leaf sculpture

Bethesda construction update: Element 28 luxury apartment tower (Photos)

The covered pedestrian walkway along Old Georgetown Road in front of the future Element 28 luxury apartment tower has been dismantled, another sign that the Kettler-developed building is nearing completion. Element 28 will be the first thing Metro passengers will see when rising into downtown Bethesda from the Bethesda station. A 15-story building, its 101 apartments and 3500 SF of ground floor retail are scheduled to deliver this fall.

Part of the glowing leaf
sculpture that will be
a signature detail

Open air pedestrian
passage again

Bethesda construction update: Element 28 luxury apartments (Photos)

Construction of Kettler's Element 28 luxury apartment tower continues to approach the finish line. That includes the glowing leaf sculpture at street level, 101 apartments, and 3500 SF of retail space. Element 28's official address will be 100 Commerce Lane, across Old Georgetown Road from the Bethesda Metro station.

Element 28 is the first thing visitors to Bethesda will see exiting Metro (Video+photos)

A new addition to the downtown Bethesda skyline is the first thing visitors will see as they rise out of the Bethesda Metro station. As the GIF video below shows, the Kettler-developed Element 28 apartment building is straight ahead as the escalator reaches the Bethesda Metro Center plaza.

To the immediate right of Element 28 is the 7550 Wisconsin office building. With its glowing leaf sculpture out front, the design of Element 28 is going to be one of the first impressions new arrivals have of downtown Bethesda.

Element 28 will include 101 apartments and 3500 SF of ground floor retail. The 15-story project is scheduled to deliver this fall. For an impressive video, watch a time-lapse movie of the building being constructed from the beginning until now, on the project's webcam page (where you can watch the construction site live).

Pieces of "landmark" new downtown Bethesda sculpture arrive for installation (Photos)

Rendering of the finished
art installation
(Courtesy Kettler)

Is this downtown Bethesda's next landmark? Developer Kettler promised it would be during the planning process. Now the components of this distinctive public art piece have arrived.

The components of the
art piece have arrived
on-site

The glowing leaf sculpture will be outside of Kettler's Element 28 luxury apartment tower, along Old Georgetown Road across from the Bethesda Metro station. An appropriate theme for an enlightened, environmentally-conscious town like Bethesda, it would seem.

101 apartments and 3500 SF of retail space round out the Element 28 project, with amenities like a green rooftop deck and a bike repair shop on-site.

Bethesda construction update: Element 28 luxury apartments (Photos)

The Element 28 luxury apartment tower is really coming along since my last update. As you can see, glass is being installed on a number of floors. Located at the intersection of Commerce Lane and Old Georgetown Road, the building will feature a rooftop deck, bike shop and leaf sculpture public art at ground level.

Element 28 will include 101 apartments and 3500 SF of retail. According to the website, the 15-story project is expected to deliver in Fall 2016.