Demolition may soon be underway at 900 Spring Street, formerly the headquarters of the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association. The site was expected to be redeveloped, but a search of the Montgomery County Planning Department development map shows no project application has been submitted for this address. Maryland property records show the NRMCA is still the owner of the land. Montgomery County records - and a sign in front of the building - indicate a demolition permit has been requested for the property.
The demo notice has been up for at least a year; wonder why no redevelopment plans have been submitted. Maybe prospective buyers were concerned the building might have had a historic designation fight on its hands and that depressed the land value. Hopefully, once cleared, the property is transferred and promptly redeveloped.
ReplyDeleteYes, there indeed was a preservation issue delay, and the property owner prevailed when the county ruled it did not qualify as historic.
DeleteIt is a pretty funky and interesting building. Too bad it wasn't built in a lower density area and able to stick around. Reminds me of this random (county owned, I think) building up past Wheaton.
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