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Monday, December 3, 2012

Redevelopment Updates: Lowe Enterprises, BB&T Bank

Find out when construction is expected to start at these sites in Wheaton.

Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2013 for the apartment building at 11141 Georgia Avenue and the BB&T Bank on University Boulevard in Wheaton, according to a report from the Wheaton Redevelopment Program. Lowe Enterprises is constructing a 14-story apartment building with approximately 195 units on the site of what is known as the 'Computer Building' on Georgia Avenue. The BB&T Bank will be built on the west side of University Boulevard across from the Giant at Westfield Wheaton. Both projects have received their preliminary and site plan approvals. --------- Read more on Wheaton Patch: - Planning Board Approves Site Plan for Future BB&T Bank - January WRAC Meeting Details Plans for Computer Building and Revisits Westfield …

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Giant Food, Westfield Shopping Town Wheaton, Planning Board Approves Site Plan for Future BB&T Bank, and 1 more ›

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Randall Spadoni

10:27 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

It looks like this will replace three lots and single-family homes. Here is a link to the preliminary plan, which includes a sketch of what the building will look like. The building height is restricted by the new sector plan. http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2012/documents/20120216_BBandTBankKensingtonWheaton.pdf.   more ›

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Planning Board Approves Site Plan for Future BB&T Bank

BB&T will consolidate three adjacent lots on University Boulevard into two lots.

  Last week the Montgomery County Planning Board approved the preliminary plan and the site plan for the BB&T development along University Boulevard, across from the Giant. The plans consolidate the three existing lots into two lots, which will help “preserve the residential character of the neighborhood,” according to senior planner Patrick Butler. A representative for BB&T agreed and told the board that the lot configuration opens the possibility of two different uses for the “next generation of development.” See the planning department report for more details on the conditions attached to the approval. A 4,080-square-foot bank, with a detached 4-lane drive-through canopy and 23 parking spaces, will replace the three existing homes in …

ED

10:32 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012

The BB&T project, developed under the Optional Method, does "preserve the residential character" of the neighborhood far better than the strip mall or the branded image Commerce Bank that the property owner's originally wanted. Part of the agreement under the Optional Method was that the building would only be used as a bank. Unfortunately, for those pushing the Kensington Sector Plan, the CRN …   more ›

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