White Flint: “Open for Business”

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Barnaby Zall

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On July 22, 2011, the Montgomery County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board joined with activists who supported the White Flint Sector Plan, property owners and businesspeople from across the area at the White Flint Mall to celebrate passage of the final piece of legislation necessary for new projects to move forward. The ceremony, led by Councilmember Roger Berliner and Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier, ended with the cutting of a red ribbon.

Scenes from the opening:

County Councilmembers, Planning Board members and local activists join to cut a ribbon and declare White Flint "Open for Business"

County Executive representative Diane Jones

Planning Board members Marye Wells-Harley and Casey Anderson

The younger generation joins the White Flint presentation

Barnaby Zall

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thanks for the update!
posted by kat c
Thanks for reporting about North Bethesda Market II. I've been waiting and searching for nearly a year to hear some update. It was originally supposed to break ground "by the end of 2012," then "early 2013," then "by the end of 2013." At least now I won't be expecting any sort of activity on the site when I drive-by and still see Chili's there. At least FRIT is taking White Flint's redevelopment seriously. They were one of the last developers to propose development, but have overtaken most other developments with their massive Pike and Rose project that begins Phase II next year. What a shocker that the county's tallest and most iconic building is delayed indefinitely though...
posted by cpterp
Since the "Timeline" segment was first announced, this is the post I have been waiting for! Thank you for compiling all the latest schedule estimates in one place - they can be very difficult to keep up with, or even find, across the many blogs and developer sites discussing construction at White Flint. I understand they are all very preliminary and optimistic, but it's still helpful to see where each project stands relative to its neighbors.
posted by Jim
So, basically nothing doing with any of these projects. A good lesson perhaps for some of the new arrivals who think neighborhoods can remake themselves seemingly overnight. These things take a LOT of time; decades, even.
posted by Ben
Hi and thanks for your comments. The general assumption at the meeting was that the tenant may be Wegmans, which has been the longstanding rumor. However, the developer of the mall property didn't have a representative at the meeting, and nobody wanted to speak on their behalf - which is why the "specific tenant" was not named outright.
posted by Amy Donin