Silver Spring construction update: Thayer & Spring (Photos)

The massive Thayer & Spring development has some facade work in place since my last update. A number of glass panels have been installed on the lower floors, as well. The building still presents as a Soviet apartment bloc form-wise, but if you look at the artist rendering at bottom, you'll see the final design breaks it up into the illusion of several smaller buildings. Will it work? We'll find out later this year. It remains one of the widest - if not the widest - single building under construction in Montgomery County.

When finished, the Fairfield Residential project will feature 415 units, 15% of which will be affordable. It will also boast 10,500 SF of retail, and 35100 SF of public space, including a green plaza, a through-block walkway, and public art displays.

Park Valley Road Bridge to close today in Silver Spring

The Park Valley Road Bridge over Sligo Creek in Silver Spring is being replaced. It will close today, July 20, 2018, and expected to remain closed until late 2019, when the new bridge is completed. A vehicle detour will utilize Park Valley Road, Piney Branch Road and Sligo Creek Parkway, for a distance of 1.2 miles. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Sligo Creek Trail will be unaffected by the project.

Stabbing in Silver Spring

Jonathan (Jo'Nathan) S. Worth

A man was stabbed on Fenton Street in Silver Spring Tuesday, according to Montgomery County police. Officers responded to the 8500 block of Fenton around 5:41 PM that day, and found a 24-year-old man with a stab wound to his chest. The victim is in stable condition at a local hospital. Detectives say he did not know his assailant, who engaged in a verbal altercation on Ellsworth Drive.

Jonathan (Jo’Nathan) S. Worth, age 24, from the 8100 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure, and reckless endangerment.  Worth is currently being held without bond.

Wheaton Lot 13 office building expected to reach street level by Thanksgiving

Montgomery County officials say they expect construction of the new County government office building at Lot 13 in Wheaton to have reached street level by Thanksgiving 2018. The next concrete pour for the P4 level of the underground parking garage was scheduled to be completed this week. Four pours remain to be completed on that level. Once that bottom slab is completed, construction of the building's walls can commence.

Washington Gas to replace gas lines, valves in East County, Takoma Park

Washington Gas is replacing several gas valves in eastern Montgomery County, and a gas line along New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park. Some of the work will have to be performed at night to avoid traffic impacts, as well as to comply with federal safety regulations. Washington Gas and contractor NPL have requested temporary noise waivers from Montgomery County for this purpose.

Gas valves will be replaced at the intersection of Sherwood Forest Drive and Randolph Road near Colesville, on New Hampshire Avenue between Tanley Road and Jackson Road in White Oak, and on New Hampshire Avenue between Oaklawn Drive and Powder Mill Road in Hillandale. The valve replacements will be made over several continuous three-day periods starting on July 24, 2018, and are expected to be complete by October(!).

The gas line being replaced is along New Hampshire Avenue between Linden Avenue and Auburn Avenue, and between Kingwood Drive and Erskine Street in Takoma Park. Work is scheduled to be performed between 7:00 PM and 5:00 AM, and is expected to be completed by October as well.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car installs signage at new Wheaton location

Enterprise Rent-a-Car has installed permanent signage at their future Wheaton location. The property at 11201 Veirs Mill Road was previously a Suntrust Bank. Enterprise recently opened a similarly-prominent location on Rockville Pike.

Silver Spring construction update: Pure Barre (Photos)

There's a ways to go still on the fit-out of Pure Barre at the Central development in downtown Silver Spring. The popular fitness studio's newest location has some lighting in place, as well as lockers. It will eventually join Orange Theory at arguably the fittest apartment building in Montgomery County. You can already sign up online. When open, Pure Barre will be located at 8455 Fenton Street.