7008 WISCONSIN AVENUE OWNER HAS PROPOSAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

The new downtown Bethesda development map created by the Montgomery County Planning Department has an idea from owner Washington Property Company listed for its properties at 7008, 7010, 7022, 7026, 7028, 7032 and 7034 Wisconsin Avenue. These retail properties are between Woodmont Avenue and the Playseum next door on Wisconsin.

A potential redevelopment scenario shown on the map consists of a mixed-use residential building that would range from 145' along Wisconsin to a stepped-down 75' where it faces residential properties in back. Its combined new street address would be 7008 Wisconsin Avenue. The current CBD-1 zone only allows for a structure of 60' in height, so the zone would first have to change to CR 4.0.

The existing property backs up to an alley and the multifamily housing along Strathmore Street. Washington Property Company is currently building a mixed-use project across Woodmont Avenue from this site, the Solaire Bethesda.