NEW MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT FOR ST. ELMO/FAIRMONT AVES. IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

Just when things were winding down at the Bainbridge Bethesda site on St. Elmo and Fairmont Avenues... The Bethesda-based construction and property management firm Lenkin Company is submitting a proposal to redevelop property right next door to the Bainbridge.

A pre-submittal community meeting will be held next Monday, August 11, at 7:00 PM, at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, at 4805 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda.

The project will be a mixed-use residential building, but details beyond that aren't likely to be known until the meeting. An office building at 4925 Fairmont Avenue (next door to the Bainbridge), and two adjacent parking lots (one on each street), form a fairly narrow, reverse-L-shaped lot for the project. It should be noted that Lenkin also owns several adjacent properties, including the buildings that currently house Chef Tony's and Pizza Pass. There is no indication that those restaurants will be part of the redevelopment project at this time. Click on this map to enlarge for detail:

The property in question includes
the office building at
4925 Fairmont Avenue, and
the adjacent parking lots
on Fairmont and St. Elmo

Lenkin, whose office address is on St. Elmo Avenue, has several residential buildings in the District. This would be its first apartment or condo project outside of DC. One other interesting Bethesda-related note on Lenkin: the family married into the family of another Montgomery County real estate development dynasty - The Lerners.

Office building in question at
4925 Fairmont Avenue

Parking lot

Another view from the
parking lot