BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENT TOWER (PHOTOS)

The 17-story 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower continues to make progress at the corner of Norfolk and Fairmont Avenues in downtown Bethesda. Some of the first glass is being installed on the lower floors right now. You can see corner balconies that look almost livable right now, minus their necessary railings, of course. 7770 Norfolk is being developed by The JBG Companies.

BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENTS (PHOTOS)

Here's the latest update from The JBG Companies' 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower construction site at Norfolk and Fairmont Avenues in Bethesda. There's an interesting new structural detail: angled support columns between some of the floors, which you can see in the third and fourth photos below. The finished product will be 17 stories, so we still have a ways to go here.

JBG GIVES BUSINESSES NEAR ITS BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION SITE A BOOST (PHOTO)

Sidewalk (and occasional street) closures on Fairmont Avenue related to construction of the 7770 Norfolk and Bainbridge Bethesda apartment towers have made a challenging environment for the businesses in that area. Now 7770 developer The JBG Companies has taken a step to lessen the impact by posting a banner at the construction site urging passersby to support those businesses, and to increase public awareness that the establishments are there and still open.

Among the businesses touted on the sign are Bold Bite, Positano, Coles Martial Arts Academy, ShipShape IT, Pronto Press, and College Nannies + Tutors.

HIGH WIND BLOWS FENCE DOWN AT BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION SITE (PHOTOS)

While the wind did not seem that high Saturday, a gust brought down a fence alongside the 7770 Norfolk construction site. The fence wound up in the middle of Fairmont Avenue. High wind gusts are expected to continue through today in Bethesda.

BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENTS (PHOTOS)

The future 17-story apartment tower at 7770 Norfolk Avenue was a conversation-starter for many attendees at Saturday's Taste of Bethesda, with its skeletal structure looming over the block where many entered the food and entertainment festival. The JBG Companies project has added about 2 additional stories since my last update, and the extra height allows for some good close-up photographic views from nearby vantage points.

BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENT TOWER (PHOTOS)

The Bainbridge Bethesda has drawn a lot of attention this week, with its Grand Opening celebration. But people coming to and from the Bainbridge on the Fairmont Avenue side can't help but notice the hulking structure rising across the street. That's The JBG Companies' 7770 Norfolk project, a 17-story luxury apartment tower with ground floor retail.

7770 NORFOLK STREET CLOSURE UPDATE

The previously-announced utility work around the 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower construction site in Bethesda is scheduled to begin today. An update from the Clark Construction contractor says the connection and extension of wet utility piping will necessitate detours of pedestrian and automobile traffic on Norfolk and Fairmont Avenues. The utility project will take approximately 7 weeks to complete. Watch for signage if you are walking or driving in that area. Property owners in the immediate vicinity have been informed of the work.

While there appears to be no change in the project itself, the update apparently is to address the fact that the previously-scheduled start date of September 3 has been updated to today. The affected section of Norfolk is between Fairmont and Woodmont Avenues.

STREET WORK TO AFFECT PEDESTRIANS, DRIVERS ON NORFOLK AVE. IN BETHESDA STARTING WEDNESDAY

Clark Construction has notified property owners near its 7770 Norfolk Avenue construction site that street work will affect travel by pedestrians and automobiles over the next 7 weeks. Starting Wednesday, September 3, there will be closures and detours on Norfolk, as contractors make deep utility and pipe connections for the 7770 Norfolk apartment tower project below the street. A second, smaller site by the property's Fairmont Avenue side will also be impacted.

The work on Norfolk Avenue will be between Fairmont and Woodmont Avenues. Given that the sidewalk has already been closed on the 7770 side of Norfolk there, one must assume that pedestrians will be affected on the Veterans Park side of the street. A memo on the project says the utility work on Fairmont will be a utility connection between the center of the street (underground) to the 7770 site (see image above; click to enlarge for detail).

7770 Norfolk is being developed by the JBG Companies.

BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENTS (PHOTOS)

The JBG Companies' 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower project has reached street level from its original, deep excavation. A 17-story building, 7770 Norfolk will feature a rooftop deck and pool. You can see in some of the pictures where cars will enter the ramp into the underground garage from Fairmont Avenue. Click to enlarge any photo for greater detail:

7770 NORFOLK LUXURY APARTMENT TOWER CONSTRUCTION UPDATE (PHOTOS)

It's been a while since we checked in at the construction site of The JBG Companies' 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment tower in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. You can see the below-grade parking garage taking shape down there. This building will be 17 stories. Click photos to enlarge for detail: