Showing posts with label E. Middle Lane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E. Middle Lane. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Thursday, April 4, 2013

ROCKVILLE CHOICE HOTEL HEADQUARTERS CONSTRUCTION NEARLY FINISHED (PHOTOS)

The new headquarters of Choice Hotels at Rockville Town Center is just about finished. Employees will move in on April 8.

The interior design takes cues from the hospitality industry: the reception area conjures a hotel lobby, and a red and yellow color scheme pays tribute to the original Quality Court hotel and motel chain.

Here is a photo gallery of the new building:

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

E. MIDDLE LANE WATER WORK, DUBALL PILE TESTING IN ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER THIS WEEK

Workers will drill 9 auger-cast piles at the Duball construction site in Rockville Town Center this week.  Today and tomorrow, work related to the waterline along E. Middle Lane will occur, according to the East Rockville Civic Association.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

DUBALL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER (PHOTOS)

Excavation is underway at the former site of the parking lot along E. Middle Lane.  This is an early step in the construction of the Duball project.

The building is a fairly good design, and fits well with the original Foulger-Pratt office building constructed years ago across the street.

But the downside is that the approval of this project officially spelled the doom of Rockville's traditional Hometown Holidays celebration.

First, the carnival rides vanished.  Now the concert "venue" (a.k.a. the parking lot) is gone, too.  That means no more Rick Springfield, REO Speedwagon, etc., performing at the event.  We're told it will be more of a "street fair."

Is a street fair Rockville? Urbanization has not been kind to the "hometown" concept.  Will this mean vendors and bad wedding bands one weekend in May each year? 

City residents are awaiting word on just what Hometown Holidays will consist of this year, and going forward.

In the meantime, here is a photo gallery of all the action going on at the Duball construction site: