Private Project: 1050 Ripley Street
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Description
An Optional Method application was approved for a new project on the south side of Ripley Street in the Ripley/South Silver Spring Overlay District. The property is zoned CBD-2 and is currently occupied by several light industrial uses. The proposed 306,114 square foot residential building height will include 318 dwelling units including 48 MPDU's and 7,46 square feet of commercial space; the maximum building height would be 200’. Ripley Street and Dixon Avenue will be improved along the project’s frontage. Ripley Street extension will also have streetscape treatment(per Silver Spring Streetscape Standard) installed on the west side of the Ripley Street extension. The Metropolitan Branch Trail will run along the western edge of the property, next to the railroad tracks.
M-NCPPC Staff Contact
Elza Hisel-McCoy
301-495-2115
Elza.Hisel-McCoy@mncppc-mc.org
Applicant
Washington Property Company
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 900
Bethesda, MD 20814
Attention: Jonathan Meyers
240-482-8110
Opportunities for Public Participation
The Planning Board conducted a public hearing on the site plan July 3, 2008.
Planning Board Review Process and Case Numbers
Project Plan #920070040. Site Plan #82008015.
Planning Board Action
Project Plan Amendment, Preliminary Plan, and Site Plan were all approved on July 3, 2008.
Notes from M-NCPPC Staff Contacts
One or more potential alignments for the Purple Line could impact this property.
Date of last page update: August 15, 2008
