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Description:
A developer has proposed the adaptive reuse of the buildings designed by Arthur Heaton on Georgia Avenue in South Silver Spring. The 1.88 - acre site is zoned CBD-1/South Silver Spring Overlay Zone. It was placed on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in 2005. The applicant proposes approximately 210 dwelling units (including 27 MPDUs), public use space and amenities, and approximately 200 parking spaces in a 90' tall building (measured from the the mid-point along Burlington Avenue). The proposed project preserves and rehabilitates portions of two of the existing buildings on site. The pedestrian entrances for the new project will be along Georgia Avenue.

MNCPPC Staff Contact:
Robert Kronenberg, (301) 495-2187, e-mail

PLEASE CONTACT THE APPLICANT-- NOT STAFF-- FOR SALE/RENTAL INFORMATION

Applicant:
Cypress Realty Investments LLC
C/O Union Realty Partners, Inc
1228-31st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 682-1001
Attention: Mr. Doug Cooper, e-mail

Opportunities for Public Participation:
The Planning Board held a public hearing on the proposed Project Plan and Preliminary Plan on May 4, 2006. The Planning Board conducted a public hearing on the proposed site plan on July 27, 2006.

Planning Board Review Process & Case Number(s):
Preliminary Plan #1-20060080; Project Plan #9-20060020; Site Plan #820060380

Planning Board Action:

The Preliminary Plan and Project Plan were approved on May 4, 2006. The site plan was approved on July 27, 2006.

Notes from M-NCPPC Staff Contacts:

Date of last page update: June 6, 2006