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EAST SILVER SPRING CITIZEN'S ASSOCIATION (ESSCA)
Development in Fenton Village
18 September, 2012
PROJECTS EAST OF GEORGIA AVENUE
Project & Location Scope Status Notes/Comments
A First Baptist Church Development
East side of Fenton St., between
Wayne & Bonifant
• 6 stories
• 220 residential apartments
• 20,000sf street level retail
• Below grade structured parking
Site plan filed August 2012 • Existing church to be
demolished
• New sanctuary
constructed further
east on Wayne
B Senior Housing
NW corner of Bonifant & Fenton
Adjacent to new Library
• 8 stories
• Approximately 110 residential
apartments
• Street level retail
• No approvals yet
• Currently in early planning and
programming phase
Affordable senior
housing
C Bonifant Plaza
North side of Bonifant St.,
between Kafa Kafe & brick
rowhouses w/Roger Miller
Restaurant
• 9 stories
• 72 residential apartments
• Gym on street level
Approved a couple of years ago
D The Adele
SW corner of Thayer and Fenton
(current site of vacant service
station)
• 8 stories
• 96 residential apartments
• 18,000sf street level retail
• 15,000sf office space
• Project plan approved in
December 2008
• Project on hold (property was
put up for auction in early 2012
by developer and is currently
held by bank)
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PROJECTS EAST OF GEORGIA AVENUE, CONTINUED
Project & Location Scope Status Notes/Comments
E Studio Plaza
Parking Lot 3 (middle of block
bounded by Thayer and Silver
Spring Avenues, Fenton Street and
Mayor's Alley behind Georgia
Avenue
Phase I:
• 11 stories
• 415 residential apartments
• Street level retail on Thayer
• Below grad structured parking for
residents + 152 public spaces
Phase II:
• TBD, likely 6 stories fronting
Fenton
• No decision on depth of 60’ on
Fenton
• The rest to be 110’and an
additional 100+/- residential
apartments
Phase I:
• Project Plan approved
• Site Plan likely to be submitted
Sept. 2012
Phase II:
• Project Plan Approved
• No deal yet with adjacent
properties
• Future phase
Phase I:
• 11 story building
between Thayer and
Fenton
• Center plaza B
• Below-grade parking
accessible from SS
Ave. No access from
Fenton St.
• Includes affordable*
units
Phase II:
• To occupy balance of
Parking Lot 3
• Narrow building
fronting Fenton
F 814 Thayer Ave.
Mid-block, south side, 2 doors
east from Weller's Cleaners
• 5 stories
• 52 residential apartments
Site plan approved May 2012 Includes affordable*
units through HUD
program
G Silver Spring Park
SE corner of Silver Spring Ave. and
Fenton
• 60’ tall
• 58 residential apartments
• 110 hotel rooms
• Some street level retail at corner
of SS & Fenton and in existing
office building
• Project approved
• Start date not yet determined
• Project includes rehab.
of existing adjacent 3
story office buildings
fronting Fenton plus
demolition of first two
houses east and
fronting on south side
of Silver Spring Ave.
• Significant public
space delineating the
commercial from the
residential
• Includes affordable*
units
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PROJECTS EAST OF GEORGIA AVENUE, CONTINUED
Project & Location Scope Status Notes/Comments
H Eagle Bank Building
SE corner of Sligo and Fenton
• 8 stories (existing tower)
• 6 stories (adjacent new
construction on parking lot)
• 90 residential apartments
• Approximately 4,000sf of street
level retail and possible
community space
• No approvals at this time
• Still in early planning stages
• The existing tower will
be converted to
apartments
• New mid-rise
construction, an
entrance plaza and
some surface parking
will occupy the
balance of the site
• Affordable* micro
units
I Sligo Ave. Police Station
NW corner of Sligo & Grove
None determined at this time • No community presentations or
approvals yet
• Police Station to relocate to
White Oak in approximately 2
years
• No plans at this time. building
RFP to be issued late Fall
• Civics asking for art
center and community
gardens
• HUD pushing for
affordable housing
J National Dry Cleaning Institute
NE corner of Georgia and
Burlington
• 10 stories
• 210 residential apartments
• 2 levels of underground parking
Under construction • Adaptive reuse of
existing building
• Plus new construction
high rise residential
tower on the
back/track side
K Safeway
NW corner of Thayer and Fenton
We have not seen plans, but
understand intent is for additional
height and housing to be added
No community presentation or
approvals yet
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PROJECTS WEST OF GEORGIA AVENUE
Project & Location Scope Status Notes/Comments
L The Soliare
1150 Ripley St., 700
South of Metro station
200' tall
295 residential apartments
9 live-work units
4 levels of underground parking
Under construction
M 1155 & 1015 Ripley St. 385 residential units total for both
1155 Ripley:
200' tall
1015 Ripley:
• 80' tall
• 5,500 sf street level retail
1155 Ripley:
Under construction
1015 Ripley:
Under construction
Project comprised of
two buildings:
1155 Ripley:
Townhouses & flats
wrapping a garage and a
multi family tower above
1015 Ripley:
Shorter building w/loft
units
N Progress Place
Current location, on Colonial Lane,
between Silver Spring Ave. &
Ripley St.
None determined at this time RFP already issued County
reviewing proposals
Plan is for existing site to
be redeveloped by
private developer and
for Progress Place to be
relocated behind the
new fire and police
station
* Note: The term "affordable " refers to projects/units for work force housing (for people earning approximately $40k - $60k annually).
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ADDITIONAL GENERAL COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
1. Elza Hissel-McCoy – [email protected] or 301 495-2115 Planning Staff assigned to review most projects in Fenton Village and send recommendations to the Planning
Board. He can direct you to other staff who may be working on different aspects of a project.
2. Françoise Carrier, Chair, The Planning Board [email protected]
3. The staff recommends a position and the Board schedules hearings on Thursday. The public can attend and sign up to testify at a hearing and/or send in written comments. Written comments will be included in the record, if they are received 48 hours before the hearing. Heading of email should include hearing Item #.
4. The Board agenda for Thursday hearings and staff packets with recommendations for each project can be accessed at the Board website http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org
5. The County Council votes on Master Plans and changes to zoning, but does not weigh in on individual projects, unless there is a request for a Zoning Text Ammendment (ZTA) or some other exemption which may or may not also involve the Hearing Examiner.
6. To Ensure comments go to all Councilmembers and are included in the record, comments should be sent to [email protected]
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