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Description:
In
2005, the Planning Board reviewed the Cafrtiz Street
Art Center, which is an adaptive reuse of the
former Giant Bakery site. The King Street Art Center
will include the following uses are: art education,
community artists and organizations, network operations
center, central plant and parking in the basement.
The project includes a new landscaped plaza and entry
facing Jesup Blair Park. A parking garage site is
also proposed behind the Cafritz Arts Center, adjacent to the northern
edge of Jesup Blair Park next to the railroad tracks.
The College expansion spans both sides of the railroad
track near the intersections of Georgia Avenue and
Jesup Blair Drive, and Fenton Street and New York
Avenue. The college expansion consists of four phases to date:
Phase I is the Health Sciences Building on Georgia
Avenue (complete), the Pedestrian/Bike Bridge over
the railroad tracks (complete) and Fenton Street Realignment
(complete). Phase II is the Student Services Center
(complete)). Phase III is the Cafritz
Arts Center (complete). Phase IV is the Cultural Arts Center (CAC)
which is under construction at the southeast corner of Georgia
Avenue and Burlington Avenue (MD 410).
It will include a 509-seat, two-level theater; a 125-seat
studio theater; classrooms; a dance studio; meeting
rooms; faculty and staff offices; and various support
facilities. See the Montgomery College Website for
details
http://www.montgomerycollege.org/news/hottopics/takomaparkexpansion/
MNCPPC
Staff Contact:
Margaret K. Rifkin
Margaret.Rifkin@mncppc-mc.org
(301) 495-4583
Glenn Kreger
Glenn.Kreger@mncppc-mc.org
(301) 495-4653
Applicant:
Montgomery College - John McLean, Director of Capital
Planning, Design and Construction (301) 251-7360, e-mail
Opportunities
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The planned Cultural Arts Center was the subject
of a public hearing on March 23, 2006. The design of
a future garage and interconnecting roadway system within
the western campus will be the subject of the next Mandatory
Referral application and Planning Board hearing (date
to be determined).
Planning Board Review Process & Case Number:
Mandatory Referral Case Number 05106-M-1
Planning Board Actions:
The CAC was approved with comments on March 23, 2006.
History
of Past Actions:
Site
selection for the Expansion - Approved with Comments
- June 8, 2000
Phase I: Approved with Comments and Conditions: May
31, 2001
Phase I: 70% Bridge Design approved with Comments &
Conditions: November 1, 2001.
Revised
bridge connection to Jesup Blair Park and site selection
for Cultural Arts Center approved Feb. 6, 2003.
Phase II- Student Services Center: Approved with comments
July 10, 2003
Phase III- Cafritz Arts Center approved with comments
February 24, 2005
Notes
From M-NCPPC Staff Contact:
The College expansion is coordinated with the design
and renovation of Jesup Blair Park. The MNCPPC Project
Manager for the Jesup Blair Park Renovation is Bob Kane
(301) 495-2555, e-mail.
Date
of last page update: December 26, 2007
Contact
the Silver Spring/Takoma Park Team
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