Parking, Building Height, Top Concerns at Twinbrook Metro Place Hearing
Developers want to opt out of city requirements due to site's proximity to Metro.
Raising concerns about parking and about the consequences high-rises stretching to 150 feet, Rockville residents weighed in on the proposed Twinbrook Metro Place development at Monday's City Council meeting. Twinbrook Partners LLC has submitted plans to replace the existing one-story retail strip center at 1592 Rockville Pike, which is home to Fuddruckers and other businesses, with a mixed-use development containing high-rise apartments, a 190-room hotel and 162,000 square feet of office space. In order to complete this project, the developers have asked for waivers to parking requirements, building height limits and road width requirements. The goal is to create “a vibrant urban development with a pedestrian feel” said C. Robert Dalrymple…
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Brigitta Mullican
9:55 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Sad but true the public does not always get the accurate information. I try following the facts, but hear people criticize and make faults statements just to get others excited. Public officials need to be accurate and get all the facts before making a decision. Many times it is politics that dictates the outcome and not what is best for the whole community. more ›