Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The county is starting the solicitation process from scratch after a land-swap deal with developer JBG fell though.
Montgomery County has issued a new document soliciting proposals for the development of a new 2nd District police station in downtown Bethesda. The county initially issued a request for proposals for a project to replace the aging Bethesda station in 2008. The JBG Companies, based in Chevy Chase, offered the winning bid. But after years of negotiations, the developers backed out of a land-swap deal with Montgomery County that called for building the station as part of a mixed-use residential project at 7900 Wisconsin Ave. JBG's plans for the modified project without the police station [PDF] were approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board Feb. 14. With the original plans dead, timing will be a key issue as the county reviews proposals…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A plan to replace the aging second district police station suffered a setback after the county's deal with a private developer fell through.
Montgomery County will issue a new request for proposals for a project to build a new second district police station in Bethesda. Officials are working to develop the new RFP, which isn't yet finalized, according to Greg Ossont, deputy director of planning and development for the county's Department of General Services. The county initially issued an RFP for a project to replace the aging Bethesda station in 2008. JBG issued the winning bid, but after years of negotiations, the developers backed out of a land-swap deal with Montgomery County to build the station as a part of a mixed-use residential project at 7900 Wisconsin Avenue. Now, JBG plans to move forward with the Wisconsin Avenue development, albeit without the police station. …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
County officials are "much further behind" than anticipated on the project after developers JBG backed out of a land-swap deal to build the station.
Montgomery County’s Department of General Services may need to issue a new request for proposals for Bethesda’s second district police station after developer JBG backed out of a deal to construct the building. The county is considering several options—among them renovating the aging station at its current Wisconsin Avenue site, looking for a new location to build, and issuing a new RFP, said Greg Ossont, deputy director for DGS's office of planning and development. A decision on how to move forward should be made shortly after the first of the year, Ossont said. “We realize the second district police station is in poor condition,” Ossont said. “It puts us much further behind than we thought we’d be at this point due to JBG pulling out, so…
Friday, November 9, 2012
Developer JBG has backed out of a deal to build a new second district police station as part of a larger residential project on Cordell Avenue.
Developer JBG has withdrawn from a land-swap deal with Montgomery County to develop a second district police station as a part of a mixed-use residential project on Cordell Avenue, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center director Ken Hartman said at a Friday meeting of the Woodmont Triangle Action Group. JBG will apparently move forward with a modified residential project, albeit without the police station. Original plans called for JBG to develop a new, 30,000 square foot police station as part of a 600,000 square foot mixed-use development on Cordell Avenue between Woodmont and Wisconsin Avenues, with up to 400 units. As part of a “land swap,” the county planned to give JBG the site where the aging current police station is located…
