SANDY SPRING BANK POSTS COMING SOON SIGNAGE IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

Sandy Spring Bank is edging closer to opening a new bank branch in downtown Bethesda, part of a veritable tidal wave of banks hitting town. This branch will be at Akridge's 7550 Wisconsin Avenue office building, where the locally-owned Sandy Spring is also consolidating some regional office space.

KONST SIEMATIC SHOWROOM INSTALLS SIGNAGE IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

The permanent signage has been installed at the new KONST Kitchen Interior Design at 7550 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. KONST is the DC area's only official Siematic showroom. Jonas Carnemark was approached by Siematic, a high-end German kitchen design firm, to open a showroom in this region. 7550 Wisconsin is a Class A office building renovated and redeveloped by Akridge.

KONST KITCHEN INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO UPDATE (PHOTOS)

Yesterday, we talked about one downtown Bethesda office building struggling to attract corporate tenants in Montgomery County's abysmal office market. Here's an update from the other new Class A building downtown, which has shifted its focus to smaller tenants - Akridge's impressive 7550 Wisconsin Avenue. Seizing on the once-again-exploding market for kitchen remodeling in Bethesda, the developer signed on the only official SieMatic showroom in the area, KONST Kitchen Interior Design.

If you remember my first report on KONST, you'll won't recognize the empty space you saw in those original photos now:

CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ISSUED FOR SANDY SPRING BANK AT 7550 WISCONSIN AVE. IN BETHESDA

A Montgomery County construction permit has been issued for the new Sandy Spring Bank branch, in the Class A office building at 7550 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. The 3,250 square foot branch will be on the ground level of Akridge's completely renovated and reskinned 10-story office tower, located near the Bethesda Metro Station. Sandy Spring will also be leasing office space on another floor in the building.