anchor Description
This project provides for the construction of a new, underground public parking garage under the land previously used as two County public parking lots and a portion of Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda. Design and construction will be performed by a private development partner selected through a competitive Request for Proposal process. The public parking garage will include approximately 940 County owned and operated spaces. A mixed use development (all privately funded and owned) will be built on top of the garage with 250 residential units and 40,000 square feet of retail space.
anchorCapacity
The garage contains 954 publicly owned and operated parking spaces and 200 private spaces.
anchorCost Change
The expenditure schedule has been updated to reflect pending closeout in FY21.
anchor Justification
Parking demand analysis performed by the Parking Operations program, and separately by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), recommended the addition of up to 1,300 public parking spaces in the Bethesda sector to support probable development allowed under Sector Plan guidelines. Additionally, the M-NCPPC Adopted Sector Plan calls for construction of public parking in underground garages with mixed use residential, retail, and commercial space above. Parking Demand Studies: Desman Associates 1996, updated 2000, 2003, and 2005. Master Plan: Bethesda CBD Sector Plan July 1994.
anchorFiscal Note
The project schedule is based on the executed General Development Agreement.
anchorDisclosures
A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.
anchorCoordination
M-NCPPC, Bethesda Urban District, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Verizon, PN Hoffman/Stonebridge Associates, Department of General Services, Bethesda Metro Station South Entrance project, , Special Capital Projects Legislation [Bill No. 20-08] was adopted by Council June 10, 2008.