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The Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) has submitted their Sketch Plan to the Planning Board. The proposed residential project will have up to 188,500 square feet of residential density on 2.66 acres of land located on Nebel Street at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road. This will be a multifamily affordable housing project with structured parking and open spaces. Twenty-five percent of the units will be MPDUs. The proposed maximum height is 80 feet.

The Sketch Plan concept shows 18 three-bedroom units, 84 two-bedroom units, 55 one-bedroom units, and 13 efficiency units, for a total of 170 units. There is a courtyard amenity space on the north elevation, an overlook area at the west end of the development, and an entry plaza at the southeast corner. The South Parcel will used as a Public Open Space and developed as a pocket park.

Week of 07/19/2021

Randolph Rd. Package B -Anchor (Crew #1)– Continue excavation- Install conduit- Pour concrete

Nebel St. Near Randolph Rd.-Package B -Anchor (Crew #2)– Continue excavation- Install conduit- Pour concrete

Nebel St./White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew #1)– Pour concrete- Backfill/Temporary Asphalt- Continue 4-way box tunnel (Louden Tunneling)

Nebel St. & Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew #2)– Continue excavation- Install conduit- Pour concrete

Week of 07/26/2021

Randolph Rd.-Package B -Anchor (Crew #1)– Backfill/Temporary Asphalt- Continue excavation

Nebel St. Near Randolph Rd.-Package B -Anchor (Crew #2)– Backfill/Temporary Asphalt- Continue excavation

Nebel St./White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew)– Continue excavation- Install conduit

Nebel St. & Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew #2)– Backfill/Temporary Asphalt- Mobilize to Nebel St./Marinelli Rd.

Please feel free to reach out to Shamyra Edmonds, Project Ombudsman, directly for any questions or concerns about the White Flint Substation project at 202-643-3148 or sedmonds@cwsons.com.

From Pepco:

Week of 07/05/2021

Randolph Rd. Near Parklawn Dr.-Package B -Anchor-Backfill/Temporary asphalt-Continue excavation

Nebel St./White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew)-Continue excavation south (CW & Sons)-Install conduit-Pour concrete-Form up for 2” oil lines-Continue box tunnel to substationNebel St. 100’ North of Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew)-Backfill/temporary asphalt-Continue excavation to stubs

Week of 07/12/2021

Randolph Rd. Near Parklawn Dr.- Package B -Anchor-Install conduit-Pour concrete-Backfill/Temporary Asphalt

White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew)-Complete box tunnel (Louden Tunneling)-Form up for 2” oil lines to be backfilled-Chester to install 2” oil lines-Backfill trench

Nebel St. 100’ North of Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew)-Continue excavation-Install conduit-pour concrete-backfill/temporary asphalt

Please feel free to reach out to Shamyra Edmonds, Project Ombudsman, for any questions or concerns about the White Flint Substation project at 202-643-3148 or sedmonds@cwsons.com.

Yesterday the Planning Board approved the plans for the Wilgus property located at Montrose Parkway and Towne Road to build 107 townhouse units, including 34 stacked two-over-two multi-family units and 15% MPDUs. They will also build stormwater management, a landscape buffer, five new roads, a .75 acre central park and a .21 western park.. They also will make a school and park contribution as a public benefit. 12.62-acres will be developed for this phase out of a total of 16.64 acres.

The Planning Board previously approved the Preliminary Plan on October 15, 2020 and the Sketch Plan
on August 1, 2019.

From Top LEED-Certified Buildings in Maryland in 2020 by Commercial Property Executive

The office component of the mixed-use development owned by the Federal Realty Investment Trust was completed in 2020 and achieved LEED-CS v2009 Gold status in the same year. The 212,000-square-foot, 12-story Pike & Rose is near the White Flint Metro station and interstates 270 and 495.

The building features an expansive curtain wall and punched window glazing, paired with a shallow core depth to optimize natural light and access to exterior views. Dedicated outdoor air ventilation delivers 100 percent outside air into the property, filtered to levels appropriate for operating rooms. Moreover, occupants benefit from 30 percent more fresh air than required by code.

The mid-rise also includes a Wi-Fi-enabled rooftop amenity space with an outside terrace, bike storage and a touchless elevator system with PORT technology that automatically limits the number of occupants. Tenants at the property include Federal Realty Investment Trust, Industrious and United Solutions.

Work will resume for the White Flint Substation project Mon-Fri from 8:30am-3:30pm, with Saturday work as needed.  Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic and work will be covered with steel plates after hours.  

06/07/2021

Randolph Rd. Package B -Anchor– Backfill/Temporary asphalt- Continue excavation
Nebel St./White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew)– Continue excavation south on Nebel St.- Begin box tunnel towards substation- Install conduit
Nebel St. 500’ North of Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew)– Install conduit- Pour concrete- Backfill/Temporary asphalt

06/14/2021

Randolph Rd. Near Parklawn Dr.-Package B -Anchor– Continue excavation- Install conduit- Pour concrete
Nebel St./White Flint Substation-Package C (CW & Sons Crew)– Continue box tunnel- Pour concrete- Install 2” oil lines?
Nebel St. 500’ North of Old Georgetown-Package A (CW & Sons Crew)– Continue excavation- Install conduit

Rose Village presented their proposed development at Monday’s White Flint Implementation Committee meeting. We thought you’d like to see their images, too, so here are a few of our favorites. You can see the entire presentation by clicking here.

From Bethesda Beat

A development proposal in the White Flint area calling for a six-story building with 170 residences has been filed with the Montgomery County Planning Department.

The Montgomery Housing Partnership has proposed a six-story residential building at the intersection of Nebel Street and Old Georgetown Road.

The group’s development application says the goal is to provide units for people with a range of incomes. At least 25% (43) of the units will be designated as affordable housing and some will be rented at “levels substantially below” affordable housing guidelines.

The site is currently undeveloped and “contains numerous environmental features that make redevelopment of this prominent site challenging,” according to the development application.

There is a stream and significant slopes, but developers plan to preserve many “existing environmental features,” documents say.

The building design will incorporate the environmental features, developers wrote. It will provide “ample transparency overlooking the natural features” at the back of the property and there will be an outdoor deck “built into the trees.”

There will be an approximately 7,000-square-foot park and plaza, as well.

Read the entire article here

Here are some important updates from the White Flint Implementation Committee.

Site Plan

• Pike & Rose-Phase 2, R&D building, is under review. The proposed R&D building will be located north of Rose Park and Bark Social.
• The site plan for the Northpark at Montrose (aka the Wilgus property) will go to the Planning Board on June 24.

Concept Plan

• Rose Village is the proposed redevelopment of the office property (6001, 6003 and 6011 Executive Boulevard), which is located west of Towne Road and between Executive Boulevard and Montrose Parkway. This property is within White Flint 2, but it is within the White Flint tax district and follows the staging provisions in the 2010 White Flint plan.

Sketch Plan

• The Montouri property, which is located at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Nebel Street and opposite North Bethesda Center, has submitted a Sketch Plan. The vacant property has several environmental issues. Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) is the property developer.

Mandatory Referral

• Montgomery County is in the process of purchasing an office property at 1600 Nebel Street for an emergency homeless center. The interior of the existing building will be renovated for the proposed use. The Board will review the property acquisition on Thursday, May 27.

Metro Station Renaming

• The existing White Flint Metro Station will be renamed as North Bethesda in the future.

20 is Plenty

• This MCDOT initiative seeks to lower speed limits to 20 MPH on some urban areas in the County, including White Flint. Executive Boulevard, Security Lane, Woodglen Drive and Edson Lane are included in this pilot project.

Advancing the Pike District

• The project team is currently work with MCDOT on implementing the Pike District Connector and the creation of streetscape guidelines for the plan area.

Randolph Hills Walk Audit

• The Randolph Hills community is hosting a Walk Audit on Saturday, June 12. More information is available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-walk-our-neighborhood-together-in-a-walk-audit-for-randolph-hills-tickets-149928184235

From The Washington Post

An ambitious push to create a “Global Pandemic Center” in suburban Maryland got a $500,000 boost Tuesday from the Montgomery County Council, which said the project could help drive the county’s post-pandemic economic recovery and foster resilience against the next major health crisis.

Spearheaded by the regional nonprofit Connected DMV, the center would involves scientists and policymakers from across the globe but operate primarily from the D.C. region, with a likely headquarters in Montgomery.

It would “identify and launch strategic projects needed to advance pandemic avoidance and preparedness,” Connected DMV said in its pitch to the council, including a $2 billion flagship initiative, titled “AHEAD 100,” that would stockpile monoclonal antibodies — laboratory-made treatments — for 100 pathogens most likely to cause global pandemics.

Becoming the site of a global pandemic center, Elrich said, could help attract other cutting-edge research companies. His administration last year entered an agreement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to establish a life sciences campus next to the White Flint Metro station, with infrastructure to support a mix of start-ups, tech companies and research institutions. The search for a lead developer is ongoing.

Read the rest of the story at The Washington Post