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Description: A 129,160 square foot assemblage of CBD-2 property on East-West Highway (between Blair Mill Road and Georgia Avenue) is proposed for a mixed-use project under the Optional Method of Development. The applicant is the developer of the adjoining Canada Dry property. The project that was originally proposed included 466,400 GSF of residential uses (471 multifamily dwelling units, including MPDUs) and 60,000 GSF of non-residential uses with an overall FAR (floor/area ratio) of 4.08. The application also included 593 structured parking spaces.

Revisions to the approved Preliminary and Project Plans were approved by the Planning Bolard on March 17, 2005. The total non-residential Gross Floor Area in the revised application was 53,027square feet and the number of proposed dwelling units was 468 including 59 MPDUs. At site plan, these numbers were reduced to 457 dwelling units (58 MPDUs); 14,080 square feet of general retail; and 655 parking spaces.

MNCPPC Staff Contact:
Michael Ma, (301) 495-4523, e-mail

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

Applicant:
The JBG Companies
4445 Willard Avenue, Suite 400
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Attention: Pete Jervey, Project Manager

Opportunities for Public Participation:
A hearing was conducted on a site plan on November 3, 2005.

Planning Board Review Process & Case Number:
Preliminary Plan 1-04039 and Project Plan 9-04002 were the originally approved plans. Revisions to the Preliminary Plan (1-04039A) and Project Plan (9-04002A) were filed to accommodate a grocery store on site. Site plan #8-05001A deleted the grocery store.

Planning Board Action:
The initial project and preliminary plans were approved on February 5, 2004. The revised preliminary and project plans were approved on March 17, 2005. The site plan was approved on November 3, 2005.

Notes from M-NCPPC Staff:
Blair Mill Road will be abandoned as a public street between East-West Highway and Georgia Avenue after the subject property has received site plan approval.

Date of last page update: November 7, 2005

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