Rockville construction update: The Metropolitan at Rockville Town Center (Photos)

Work is underway at the future site of The Metropolitan at Rockville Town Center, being constructed on the former site of the Suburban Trust Building at 255 N. Washington Street. The 6-story, mixed-use project will include 275 apartments and 6113 SF of retail and restaurant space.

Apartments will range from one-bedroom lofts to three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center and yoga studio, pet grooming station, a swimming pool, bike storage, two courtyards, outdoor grills, and a 2-story entertainment lounge and outdoor terrace.

The Metropolitan is being developed by Kettler and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, and is scheduled to deliver in 2017. For a preview of what the finished building will look like, check out these renderings.

PINK BANK DEMOLITION BEGINS IN ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER (PHOTOS)

Demolition of the historic Rockville building known as "The Pink Bank" has begun. The building was cleared for condemnation by the previous Mayor and Council on October 14. In its place will be a mixed-use development by Kettler. Most historic preservationists are dismayed by the demolition, and a sitting member of the city's Historic District Commission, Jessica Reynolds, took city leaders to task in a recent letter.

The New Formalist structure was built at 255 North Washington Street in 1965, when it was known as the Suburban Trust Building. This demolition is an unflattering reflection of our disposable society, and echoes the mass demolition of the city's original, historic town center decades ago.