Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Downtown Silver Spring Exxon could be replaced by retail or a fast food restaurant

Is the market for residential housing slowing in downtown Silver Spring? Real estate firm Streetsense is marketing the property of a current Exxon gas station at 8301 Fenton Street. But instead of the usual high-rise apartment building, they are envisioning a single-story inline retail strip mall or drive-thru fast food restaurant. I'm hoping for Taco Bell, or something we don't have here already like Hardee's or Jack-in-the-Box.
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Top: Google Street View
Bottom: Streetsense
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  1. TeejOctober 3, 2018 at 10:14 AM

    Just what we need, more low brow retail and restaurants to populate Silver Spring.

    On another note, anyone know what happened to the plans to build a hotel at the Georgia Ave/Colesville intersection. It seems to have died on the vine.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 3, 2018 at 12:04 PM

      The hotel at the corner should be breaking ground in the next month or two.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 3, 2018 at 1:18 PM

    Teej - I don't get it. You don't want more restaurants? I do.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 3, 2018 at 1:51 PM

    I don't get why the property owner wants to build this. Seems like you could make more money with another type of development?

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  4. AnonymousOctober 3, 2018 at 3:13 PM

    the McDonalds in olney is gone

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  5. TeejOctober 4, 2018 at 9:13 AM

    To Anonymous (the first one) - Yes, I want more restaurants, but not fast food joints.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2018 at 7:30 PM

      Teej - there are hardly any fast food restaurants in the area. There's tons of good food here.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 4, 2018 at 11:50 AM

    Of course a residential building wouldn't make sense, considering lot size and height restrictions. Maybe after the next master plan rework we'll see enough density allowed to facilitate substantial redevelopment.

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  7. SS PenguinOctober 4, 2018 at 12:04 PM

    Narrow highrises have been built on other small service station lots around the county.

    As a PED, I'm hoping for a good street experience from the new retail.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 5, 2018 at 11:53 AM

      And of course it could happen at this site - if the county allowed it to be up-zoned.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 9, 2018 at 12:01 PM

    I'm surprised that "lifelong Bethesda resident" Robert Dyer doesn't seem to remember Hardee's disastrous failure when they took over most of the Roy Rogers restaurants about three decades ago.

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    1. Robert DyerOctober 10, 2018 at 12:36 AM

      Hardee's was a great success, in my opinion. Their Big Deluxe burger, ham and cheese sandwich and Krispy Kurls were great.

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