Bethesda construction update: St. Elmo Apartments (Photos)

Construction of the St. Elmo Apartments at 4931 Fairmont Avenue in Bethesda remains stuck in the very earliest phase. It looks like there is still excavation work going on. There are some sections of very large pipe stacked up on the site, perhaps related to the stormwater management system. Delivery of the 22-story apartment tower is anticipated in Q1 2024.

New entrance at Artery Plaza unveiled in Bethesda (Photos)

The new entrance to Artery Plaza at 7200 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda has been unveiled. Part of major renovations at the office building owned by The JBG Companies, the work was performed by HITT Contracting, beginning early this past summer.

This is also part of a block-long revamp of JBG properties between Wisconsin and Woodmont Avenues, along Bethesda Avenue. JBG is attempting to reposition the building to be more attractive to tenants in a weak office space market, created by Montgomery County's moribund economic development climate. County elected officials have failed to attract a single major corporate headquarters to relocate here in over a decade.

JBG has been successful in getting one desirable restaurant tenant, a new location of the popular Fish Taco, and is still working on drawing another one to a second retail space in the building.