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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Bethesda construction update: Maizon Bethesda (Photos)
Excavation has significantly progressed at the Maizon Bethesda construction site at 7500 Arlington Road. The tower crane is in place. Florida-based developer Zom Living expects a 2021 delivery for the 235-unit apartment building.
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Roald
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Every day I wake up and Robert Dyer has a report on some new development!
Robert you might want to be careful. You mentioned stalkers on this website tracking everything you do. Roald is bordering on obsessed with you. Every post he compliments you and seems to have an unhealthy obsession with you.
They are only building one full level and one half level of underground parking, so I bet they are close to pouring the foundations and bottom parking slab. The site sloped quite a bit, and since it is a very large footprint, combined with a fairly low building height, the parking is not a huge deal on this site, at least compared with 5 full levels of underground parking at the La Madeleine or Marriott sites. The Edgemoor II also has only two levels of below grade parking, and cleverly shares the existing entry ramp with the Edgemoor I.
It’s nice to see this block getting much more dense, being so close to the Metro.
Not sure what level of community benefits were required based on their entitlement. The are providing 15% MPDU, and are installing two large art objects and seating area in two large recessed courtyards on Arlington. They are building a long mid-block pedestrian connection on the east side of their property. I believe they also negotiated to create a pocket park on the south end of the nearby library, I believe because of the open space requirements.
And it’s actually not very massive. Yes one full block long, but only 60 feet high. Much less than nearby 120’, 175’, 225’ and even 290‘ high zoning.
Thanks for an informative comment, 8:51. Yes, this site is a natural for dense development— only a five-minute walk to the metro. The project is going ahead because the newish Bethesda Downtown Plan raises the allowable height from 35/40 to 60 feet. It looks like it will be a handsome building. Plus we will be given a nice walking path between Moorland and Edgemoor.
Yet Arlington will remain barren of street life between the library and the elementary school.
I think they were stating that Arlington from the library to the school, on both sides lacks any retail. Not exactly a high pedestrian traffic area, except on Sundays for the farmers market. I doubt many elementary kids even walk or ride a bike to school or to the library like the good old days. Even the east side will only have a few benches and row house entrances.
Planners often discuss how all streets in a given downtown can’t be lined with shops and outdoor dining. Some streets are more suited as nice shady paths between more active areas. Even portions of Woodmont are really just nice pathways, that connect two more vibrant and active retail districts. In many ways, the retail and dining cores of Bethesda are bifurcated between the expanding Bethesda Row area, and the improving Woodmont Triangle area.
Hopefully, the Metro Center area can someday become a more vibrant hub again with the Brookfield plans to enhance the area with more retail, seating, artwork, tree canopies and event programming.
I see that Dyer snuck in late last night, corrected the timestamp for the article to Sunday (had shown Saturday, in spite of being posted on Sunday), and deleted about 10 comments, including the comments noting the incorrect date. Then he snuck out again and cowered in his dark room.
This section of Arlington has never had retail or restaurants. There were houses until those small houses were rezoned for business. Then there were realtors, dentists, and lawyers. I'm just looking forward to the new, nicer sidewalk they'll be installing along Arlington. Per the site plan, it will be pushed back from the street, wider, and shaded.
11 comments:
Every day I wake up and Robert Dyer has a report on some new development!
Robert you might want to be careful. You mentioned stalkers on this website tracking everything you do. Roald is bordering on obsessed with you. Every post he compliments you and seems to have an unhealthy obsession with you.
They are only building one full level and one half level of underground parking, so I bet they are close to pouring the foundations and bottom parking slab. The site sloped quite a bit, and since it is a very large footprint, combined with a fairly low building height, the parking is not a huge deal on this site, at least compared with 5 full levels of underground parking at the La Madeleine or Marriott sites. The Edgemoor II also has only two levels of below grade parking, and cleverly shares the existing entry ramp with the Edgemoor I.
It’s nice to see this block getting much more dense, being so close to the Metro.
Massive project, but no community benefits.
Not sure what level of community benefits were required based on their entitlement. The are providing 15% MPDU, and are installing two large art objects and seating area in two large recessed courtyards on Arlington. They are building a long mid-block pedestrian connection on the east side of their property. I believe they also negotiated to create a pocket park on the south end of the nearby library, I believe because of the open space requirements.
And it’s actually not very massive. Yes one full block long, but only 60 feet high. Much less than nearby 120’, 175’, 225’ and even 290‘ high zoning.
Thanks for an informative comment, 8:51. Yes, this site is a natural for dense development— only a five-minute walk to the metro. The project is going ahead because the newish Bethesda Downtown Plan raises the allowable height from 35/40 to 60 feet. It looks like it will be a handsome building. Plus we will be given a nice walking path between Moorland and Edgemoor.
Yet Arlington will remain barren of street life between the library and the elementary school.
"Yet Arlington will remain barren of street life between the library and the elementary school."
Wow, you must be a Carpetbagger.
There is nothing "between the library and the elementary school" other than Edgemoor Lane.
I think they were stating that Arlington from the library to the school, on both sides lacks any retail. Not exactly a high pedestrian traffic area, except on Sundays for the farmers market. I doubt many elementary kids even walk or ride a bike to school or to the library like the good old days. Even the east side will only have a few benches and row house entrances.
Planners often discuss how all streets in a given downtown can’t be lined with shops and outdoor dining. Some streets are more suited as nice shady paths between more active areas. Even portions of Woodmont are really just nice pathways, that connect two more vibrant and active retail districts. In many ways, the retail and dining cores of Bethesda are bifurcated between the expanding Bethesda Row area, and the improving Woodmont Triangle area.
Hopefully, the Metro Center area can someday become a more vibrant hub again with the Brookfield plans to enhance the area with more retail, seating, artwork, tree canopies and event programming.
I see that Dyer snuck in late last night, corrected the timestamp for the article to Sunday (had shown Saturday, in spite of being posted on Sunday), and deleted about 10 comments, including the comments noting the incorrect date. Then he snuck out again and cowered in his dark room.
Ah, that explains the weird aspect ratio in his profile photo.
This section of Arlington has never had retail or restaurants. There were houses until those small houses were rezoned for business. Then there were realtors, dentists, and lawyers. I'm just looking forward to the new, nicer sidewalk they'll be installing along Arlington. Per the site plan, it will be pushed back from the street, wider, and shaded.
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