Friends of White Flint

Great Adventures are in Store: L.L.Bean Celebrates Grand Opening of its Newest Store at Pike and Rose

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean is pleased to celebrate the grand opening of its newest retail store at Pike & Rose. The grand opening celebration will begin on Friday, November 10 and go through Sunday, November 12. Everyone is invited to the three-day event featuring giveaways, a variety of family activities, L.L.Bean’s famous Bootmobile and more.…

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

1 Comment

Combining Ride On routes 5, 26, and 81, the new Executive Connector makes it easy to go from Twinbrook and White Flint metro stations to Executive Boulevard.

…

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

Enjoy these pictures as people of all ages came together as a community at the incredible second annual Fall Fest. Friends of White Flint was excited to be a part of this extraordinarily successful street party.

…

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

From The Washington Post October 9

(Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Home buyers increasingly are asking real estate agents to show them homes in walkable communities. Over the last few years, walkable communities have jumped to the top of many home buyers’ search criteria because they want to live in areas with easy access to public transportation, schools, stores and entertainment.

…

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

…

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

…

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

FoWF Executive Director Amy Ginsburg attended Monday’s three-hour County Council PHED committee worksession on White Flint 2. Here’s a quick summary of what was discussed and decided.

Schools

Including White Flint 1, White Flint 2, Rock Spring, and Grosvenor-Strathmore master plans, over the long term we will need space for an additional 1,554 elementary school students, 501 middle school students, and 1,531 high school students. …

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

No Comments

Today, the PHED Committee (Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee) of the County Council meets to discuss the White Flint 2 Plan. The meeting will take place in the 7^th Floor Hearing Room of the County Council Building in Rockville.

Here are the packets for the Council’s PHED meeting on White Flint 2.…

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Amy Ginsburg

Comments Off on Converting Office to Residential Is Complicated

From the Montgomery Planning Department Blog The Third Place

Economics, location, architectural design and zoning regulations play important roles in determining new uses for vacant office buildings

In a previous blog post, we explored trends likely to impact the adaptive reuse of office buildings, as illustrated through the Octave 1320 office-to-residential conversion in downtown Silver Spring.

…