Last year around this time, we took a look at the many construction projects going on around downtown Bethesda.
A year later, a few of those projects are done or near completion. Some have made significant progress, but still have a ways to go. Others broke ground and still more are scheduled to start.
Here’s a quick reference guide of some of the major construction projects in Bethesda, as of April 2014.
The Gallery of Bethesda, Rugby Avenue
The first of two buildings in Donohoe’s Gallery of Bethesda project was completed earlier this year. The 17-story, 235-unit apartment bills itself as the tallest building in Bethesda and has begun move-ins. A 16-story, 221-unit companion building is planned for next door, though ground hasn’t been broken on that project.
Bainbridge Bethesda, Fairmont and St Elmo Avenues
This 17-story, 200-unit apartment building isn’t completely finished. Demolition of older buildings and excavation work began in August 2011, but controversy soon followed.
The building is expect to be completed later this year, possibly this summer.
Lot 31, Bethesda and Woodmont Avenues
This multi-faceted project meant closing Woodmont Avenue south of Bethesda Avenue in September 2012. When the underground garage — a 940-space facility to be operated by Montgomery County — is done, the road will reopen. That’s expected later this year.
On top of that will go a 64-unit luxury condominium building (The Darcy) and a 186-unit apartment building (The Flats) from developer StonebridgeCarras.
The developer has begun announcing some of its main ground-floor tenants, a group to be led by a new Silver Diner restaurant concept and upscale seafood outfit PassionFish.
8300 Wisconsin Avenue
The future home of a Harris Teeter grocery store and 360 residential units started excavation last year. Projected completion is spring or summer of 2015.
4500 East-West Highway
The first new office building built in downtown Bethesda in more than a decade is expected to finish up later in 2014.
7001 Arlington Road
This five-story, 145-unit apartment building on the former site of the U.S. Post Office on Arlington Road backs up to the Capital Crescent Trail. That will surely be a draw for residents.
The post office building was demolished in March 2013.
7770 Norfolk Avenue
Across Fairmont Avenue from Bainbridge Bethesda is developer JBG’s 17-story, 250-unit apartment building, formerly known as 4900 Fairmont. JBG broke ground in October 2013.
4825 Montgomery Lane
The five-floor, four-unit building between Arlington Road and Woodmont Avenue is on the site of a former single family home and will soon have company.
The Lauren, 4901 Hampden Lane
That company will come in the form of The Lauren, an ultra-luxury condo building slated for just around the corner from Montgomery Lane. The developer there got demolition approval in February.
Element 28, Old Georgetown Road and Commerce Lane
The 15-story, 120-unit apartment from developer Kettler will go on the existing site of the United Bank near the Bethesda Metro station. The bank moved to another building on Wisconsin Avenue and the demolition permit for that building has been issued.
Woodmont View, Battery Lane and Woodmont Triangle
Developer Duball will break ground on its nine-story, 46-unit luxury condo project at the corner of Battery Lane and Woodmont Triangle later this year. It could be interesting. The building will have just 60 feet of frontage on Battery Lane and must be sandwiched between Woodmont Avenue and an existing mid-rise apartment building.
Completion is slated for 2016.
7100 Wisconsin
The longtime site of the gas station that housed Eastham’s Auto Servicenter will soon be home to a 120-foot-tall, 139-unit apartment building from Washington Property Company.
Eastham’s will complete its move-out this month, which means groundbreaking at the site won’t be too far behind.
