Here's a look at the progress on the 4909 Auburn Avenue development on the former site of the Auburn Professional Building in downtown Bethesda over the last two months. It is now about 9 stories above street level, and will top out at 11 stories when completed. The building will hold 167 residential units over ground floor retail, and 3 levels of underground parking. A 2024 delivery date is anticipated for the project. The following photos are in chronological order, starting in May, and running up to the present:
11 comments:
If they're looking for a name, might I suggest "Rashomon"?
Even if "The Narrative" weren't already taken, couldn't different people have conflicting narratives? (Plus, there will be three more stories here than "The Narrative" will have.)
This project looks very tall, compared to the 19 single family homes to the west. I appreciate density near the Metro, but this seems like a very steep jump from 35’ to 110’ only separated by narrow rear yard setbacks, even with all the proposed terracing of the massing of the new building.
In east Bethesda, the maximum allowable height steps from 35’ to 70’ with a required 35’ wide greenway, then to 90’ then up to 175’/ 300’ across Wisconsin. In south Bethesda the houses on Leland can be up to 35’, then 60’ at the Flats, then 90’ at the Darcy, then 150’ at 4747 Bethesda, then 295’ at the Elm/Wilson. Both of these transition zones seems much more graduated than on the west side of downtown.
I'd call this one the "False Narrative"
I hope those home owners got their "Air Rights" money from the developer.
Learning
On the bright side, at least this project isn't the fire trap The Rae is next to the mall.
Lol, oh yes, those 21st century US highrises. Such fire traps with their modern fire ratings, sprinkler systems, etc. You couldn't burn more than 10sqft of The Rae even if you tried.
Try reading up on light construction. Either it burns completely or is water damaged beyond repair. Anything above the 3rd floor of a LC building becomes a hazard for firefighters due to rapid structural failure. That's why the FD does pre-incident drills on buildings like The Rae.
451 probably still stands with the "experts" that claim the Titanic was unsinkable.
Yes, try reading up on light construction. During construction they can catch fire, sure, but after completion? Good luck, you wishful thinking wannabe arsonist.
4:51/4:52 must be a Rae investor or more likely one of the rental agents with whom any criticism must be deflected with an ad hominem reply versus any factual data. Sales brochures are made for people like that.
Even on a damn Saturday they're banging & clanging from the deepest depths of hell reverberating off my windows and all through the triangle area during my afternoon constitution.
Actually there has been bad fired in modern LC multidwelling units. A huge one in New Jersey.
Whole thing burned down. The did not put smoke detectors/sprinklers in the voids where the fire started. This was a decade ago. Hopefully those sort of deficiencies have been rectified.
Learning
Post a Comment