A Rockville-based developer is proposing an all-affordable-unit apartment building for a site that would assemble 713, 715 and 719 Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring. This is across the street from The Corona apartments. The proposed building would house up to 102 apartments, an approximately 1535 square foot community outreach center, and private underground parking. It is currently described as the "Sligo Apartments," but that will likely change, given that an existing building in Takoma Park is already marketed under that branding.
!, 2 and 3-bedroom units would be made available to renters making 40-70% of the area's median income. A 6000 SF plaza will separate the building from the street. The plaza will be landscaped, with seating, trash receptacles, and street trees. Resident vehicle access to the garage entrance at the rear will come from a two-way driveway entered from Sligo Avenue.
The community outreach center would provide services to residents of the building, and to those living nearby in the neighborhood. It would assist residents on employment and business development matters, and helping immigrant parents better support their children's education in school. On weekend nights, it could be used for resident-planned activities scheduled in advance.
A private courtyard terrace would feature recreation space, seating, dining tables, an outdoor grill, a gazebo and plantings. Solar panels, bioretention stormwater management, and a vegetative roof are among the "green" features proposed for the development.
The Montgomery County Development Review Committee will consider the project's Concept Plan at its July 6, 2021 meeting. Give the developer credit for producing some very-detailed and fleshed-out renderings of the project, which you don't often get at this early stage in the development process. The developer applicant is Adam Stockmaster, and the architect who produced the renderings is Alan Miner of Frederick, Maryland.
