anchor Description
This project provides for planning, site feasibility, design and construction for a new arts and cultural facility to be located in the Wheaton Arts and Entertainment District. The project is proposed to be co-located with a project to be developed by Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) at Georgia Avenue, Wheaton. MHP proposes to develop a mixed-income, affordable, multi-family development containing up to multi-family units in buildings, townhomes, square feet of office space and the arts and cultural center. The Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center will be located on the ground floor of the first multi-family building fronting on Georgia Avenue. The arts center will be approximately square feet.
anchorEstimated Schedule
Planning, site feasibility work and initial design work will continue through and construction expected to begin in
anchor Justification
A Program of Requirements (POR) funded out of the Facility Planning: MCG project was completed in The POR specifications provide for requirements for the facility.
anchorFiscal Note
supplemental in Current Revenue: General for the amount of updated to include in State Aid awarded during the Maryland General Assembly Session.Funding for this project was shifted from the Facility Planning: MCG project.
anchorDisclosures
A pedestrian impact analysis will be performed during design or is in progress.
The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Department of General Services and Department of Recreation.