{One of|Certainly one of|Considered one of|One among|One in all|One in every of} Bethesda's longest-stalled developments {may|could|might} {start|begin} {moving|shifting|transferring} {forward|ahead} {soon|quickly}. Steve Robins of Lerch, Early & Brewer, representing developer DRI, says {the company|the corporate} {wants|desires|needs} to "{begin|start} {construction|building|development} as {soon|quickly} as {possible|attainable|doable|potential}" on the 1,050,000 SF {mixed|blended|combined}-use {center|heart|middle}. He outlined the {firm|agency}'s plans at a public {meeting|assembly} on the Rock Spring {master|grasp} plan held at Walter Johnson {High school|Highschool} {last|final} {night|evening|night time}. One resident in {the crowd|the gang|the group} {asked|requested} if Walter Johnson {students|college students} would skip class to patronize the {entertainment|leisure} {options|choices} at Rock Spring Centre. Chuck Irish of the engineering {firm|agency} VIKA joked to laughter. Robins used {the light|the sunshine} {moment|second} to segue {into a|right into a} {serious|critical|severe} {discussion|dialogue} of the pedestrian {safety|security} {aspects|elements|facets|features|points} of the plan, {particularly|notably|significantly} how they relate to WJ. The median on Rock Spring Drive {will be|can be|might be|shall be|will likely be|will probably be} {extended|prolonged} the {length|size} of {the street|the road} to Rockledge, and a pedestrian barrier will {prevent|forestall|stop} any crossing {other than|apart from|aside from} at {controlled|managed} intersections. Robins {also|additionally} {said|mentioned|stated} that an easement for a future Bus Rapid Transit line is already {built|constructed}-in to their plan.
{The time frame|The time-frame|The timeframe} for that plan has been the {question|query} on the minds of {many of|a lot of|lots of} my readers. Michael Perucci, Development Manager at DRI, {said|mentioned|stated}, "We're in talks with an investor" who will take the place of the now-departed {partner|accomplice|associate|companion} Peterson. Perucci {said|mentioned|stated} he expects that unnamed investor {will be|can be|might be|shall be|will likely be|will probably be} on-board in {about a|a couple of|a few} month. {The company|The corporate} will then go to the {building|constructing} design {phase|part|section}, he {said|mentioned|stated}. Robins {noted|famous} that the delay {can't|cannot} go on {forever|ceaselessly|endlessly|eternally|perpetually|without end}, {because|as a result of} DRI has {existing|current|present} approvals {that will|that can|that may} expire if {the development|the event} {isn't|is not} {built|constructed} {within|inside} their {time frame|time-frame|timeframe}. 161 apartments. "We're already at 120%" of {capacity|capability}, she {said|mentioned|stated}. Perucci {told|advised|informed|instructed} {several|a number of} {concerned|involved} residents after the {meeting|assembly} that he has attended {all of the|all the|the entire} Rock Spring {meetings|conferences}, and {fully|absolutely|totally} understands their {concerns|considerations|issues} about {school|college|faculty} overcrowding, having attended Montgomery County {schools|colleges|faculties} in portable classrooms himself. He {said|mentioned|stated} that {even though|although|despite the fact that|regardless that|though} {developers|builders} {have to|must|need to|should} pay {fees|charges} for {school|college|faculty} {construction|building|development}, they {have no|don't have any|haven't any} {control|management} over {where|the place} the County {ultimately|finally|in the end} spends {those|these} dollars. I {asked|requested} Perucci about {the future of|the way forward for} the 90,000 SF {entertainment|leisure} {space|area|house}, now that the theater {won't|will not} {happen|occur}.
He {said|mentioned|stated} it {is too|is just too|is simply too} early {to predict|to foretell} what {type|kind|sort} of tenants {might|may|would possibly} {end up|find yourself} down there, or if {the company|the corporate} will even {build|construct} out {the full|the complete|the total} 90,000 SF. The renderings of this {project|challenge|mission|undertaking|venture}, created by the Boston {firm|agency} Arrowstreet, look {fantastic|implausible|improbable|incredible|unbelievable}. Let's hope {the final|the ultimate} designs resemble this, or are even {better|higher}. It {would be|can be|could be} {great|nice} {if they|in the event that they} {got|acquired|bought|obtained|received} a tenant like Dave and Buster's or a bowling alley for the underground {entertainment|leisure} {space|area|house}. Neither {type|kind|sort} of {business|enterprise} requires {windows|home windows}. Pinstripes {is going|goes} to open up the {road|highway|street} at Pike & Rose. I {believe|consider|imagine} Jillian's is {down to|all the way down to|right down to} {a couple of|a few} California {locations|areas|places} at this {point|level}. Add your suggestions for {entertainment|leisure} tenants {in the|within the} {comments|feedback} {below|beneath|under}. Later {in the|within the} {meeting|assembly}, McLean Quinn, Vice President of Land Acquisition and Development at EYA, {announced|introduced} that 19 of the 168 {luxury|luxurious} townhomes {at the|on the} {firm|agency}'s Montgomery Row {development|growth|improvement} have been {sold|bought|offered}. He {said|mentioned|stated} {you can|you may|you possibly can|you'll be able to} {expect|anticipate|count on} to see {the first|the primary} {homes|houses|properties} rising out of {the ground|the bottom} at {the site|the location|the positioning} at Fernwood Road and Rock Spring Drive in {the next|the following|the subsequent} 2-{3|three} weeks.
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