D.C.-based Douglas Development continues its incremental, long-term approach to real estate in downtown Bethesda. In contrast to bigger and splashier projects elsewhere, the firm is holding onto modest-size properties in Bethesda, and only after many years of waiting is now advancing a Hampden Lane site redevelopment proposal. The strategy continues with its latest acquisition in the Woodmont Triangle, 4933 Auburn Avenue, which it purchased last month.
There is no immediate redevelopment or adjoining-lot-assembly plan for the low-rise office building. Instead, like the Douglas property at 4936 Fairmont Avenue, the building is being made available for lease. Dogtopia is the latest tenant at 4936 Fairmont.
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Doug Jemal has been in the Bethesda district for a long time. Nothing new.
That block seems ripe for development. With multiple low-rise buildings flanked by mixed use towers at 7770, Lionsgate and Cheval, all surrounding a large county parking deck. That deck will soon be off limits to non-Marriott employees and hotel guests for many years, at least during business hours.
I’m not a fan of how all of those towers have so many units with views that overlook that deck. It’s too bad the county, or Marriott, can’t improve the appearance from above, maybe adding shade structures with photo-voltaic panels like they have on a new deck at Pike & Rose. Perhaps even a structure supporting a green roof or urban farm would be a sustainable idea, and transform the views of many of those units.
I'm sure they have their eyes on the Exxon station next door.
Pretty soon we'll be down to just the two Liberty stations at Arlington and Bradley.
@11:43 AM: That Exxon station couldn't be bothered to have their air station working so I could fill up my tires last time I stopped by there.
The air station at the Exxon on Old Georgetown Road was inoperative as well.....
The air station at the Liberty on the Northwest corner of Bradley and Arlington was inoperative as well.....
And finally, there didn't even appear to be an air station at the Liberty on the Southeast corner of Bradley and Arlington, unless I completely missed seeing it when I looked for it.
That's 4 gas stations in Downtown Bethesda with no functional (or accessible) air stations for filling tires.
So I went ahead and bought a portable digital air compressor from Amazon that plugs into the 12V Cigarette Lighter Plug and I'll never deal with this again.
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