A 13-story, 120' tall building with 175 seniors-only apartment units is proposed, along with 47 garage parking spaces, a 15' sidewalk area along Monroe Place, and new public-use space adjacent to James Monroe Park, which is directly behind the property. No retail space is mentioned.
A public meeting is being held by the applicant on Monday, July 18, 2016, at 7:00 PM, in the 1st Floor meeting room at the Rockville Memorial Library at 21 Maryland Avenue. The applicant hopes to receive approval from the City by the end of next year, break ground in early 2018, and anticipates delivery in the summer of 2019.
In addition to the July meeting, a Development Review Committee meeting has already been tentatively scheduled for August 18 at 10:00 AM at City Hall.
The IDI Companies is not new to senior housing developments in Montgomery County. The Arlington-based firm has developed 7 multifamily senior housing projects at Leisure World in Silver Spring.
You have to wonder who Norman Dreyfuss has bribed to get this deal.
ReplyDeleteWHY NOT MAKE IT A CHILDREN'S PARK? MONEY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS PEOPLE. PLEASE DONT LAUGH AT ME. I MEAN IT.
ReplyDeleteYES, I UNDERSTAND ITS FOR OLDER SENIORS BUT WE ALSO NEED THIS SMALLER SPACE TO BE USED NOT AS A BUILDING, BUT AS AN OPEN SPACE.
50 MONROE ST IS TOO SMALL AND TOO CLOSE FOR SUCH A BIG BUILDING. IT WILL BLOCK ALL THE LIGHT FROM AMERICANA CENTER. WONT IT CAUSE MILDEW TO FORM ON THE WALLS DUE TO NO SUN? PLEASE DONT BUILD SUCH A BIG BUILDING. YOU CAN BUILD BUT PLEASE MUCH SMALLER. - AN AMERICANA CENTER RESIDENT
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