The former headquarters for the National Association of the Deaf is going condo.
Developers said they would build a 5-story residential building at 814 Thayer Avenue, between Fenton and Grove streets (above). The site once housed NAD, an advocacy group for the deaf and hearing impaired.
The proposed 60-foot structure, described at Wednesday night’s commercial and economic development committee meeting, would have 52 units ranging in size from studio efficiencies to two bedrooms. Pedestrian access would be from Thayer Avenue.
“The front of the building will be angled so that [the windows] face down the street,” architect Matt Davitt told the committee. The plans also call for an interactive Braille mural and a teletype-machine sculpture in the public space along Thayer Avenue.
Access to the building’s 37 parking spaces would be through an alley behind the building, the developers said. Two bicycle racks also would be available.
Stan Voudrie, a member of the development team, told the committee that buyers would not be allowed to lease their condo units. However, short-term leases might be possible.
“The current market has limited the number of speculative buyers,” Voudrie explained.
Construction would begin next year, the developers said.
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Hey Penguin…you know anything about the new development proposed for 1050 Ripley? It’s on the south side of the street, across from the proposed Midtown development. Supposed to be 350 something residential units, about 200′ tall. Read about it on the Moco web site here:
http://www.mc-mncppc.org/silverspring/private_projects/1050_ripley_st.shtm
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Sorry, I don’t know what’s cooking on Ripley Street. That roadway may be widened, which has thrown a wrench into Pyramid Atlantic’s expansion plans. Can’t say if roadwork would screw things up for residential development on that street.
52 units and only 37 parking spaces? Is that a joke?! Silver Spring is becoming more and more the “Bethesda wanna-be.” It seems to me that if we’re going to build housing for loyal Silver Spring residents, we should include everything that would make if a comforatble living experience (i.e. We won’t have to circle for parking every night after work). Thank you.