Tesla Supercharger station activated at Royal Farms in Gaithersburg (Photos)

The Tesla Supercharger station at Royal Farms at 690 Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg has been activated. This is a cooperative effort between the Maryland convenience store chain and the electric carmaker. There are Supercharger stations at other Royal Farms stores around the state, including Ocean City, Grasonville and Laurel. These are placed at stores along major highways such as I-95, US 50, and - in this case - I-270, as part of Tesla founder Elon Musk's plan to make it easy for Tesla drivers to take longer range trips using the interstate system. Musk has recently agreed to open 7,500 Tesla charging stations to users of competing brands by the end of next year.

Signage installed at Royal Farms in Gaithersburg (Photos)

Here is the latest update from the future Royal Farms at the Spectrum development at the Watkins Mill Road I-270 interchange in Gaithersburg. Most notably, the logo signage has finally gone up on the convenience store and the gas pump canopy. Glass and roof materials have been installed on the car wash structure, and an enclosure for trash dumpsters has been erected. The parking lot has been paved and some striping laid down. 

Starbucks opens at Spectrum in Gaithersburg

Montgomery County's newest Starbucks has opened at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg. Located at 300 Spectrum Avenue, the store has slightly later hours than many Starbucks, and a very convenient drive-thru.

Hours as shown in Starbucks app

Car wash erected at Royal Farms in Gaithersburg (Photos)

The car wash structure has been erected at the future Royal Farms at the Watkins Mill Road interchange with I-270 in Gaithersburg. Awnings have also been installed on the convenience store building. Parts of the site have been nicely landscaped.

First look: Starbucks at the Spectrum in Gaithersburg (Photos)

 

A new reason to exit I-270 at Watkins Mill Road is almost here. The new Starbucks at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg is just about ready to open. Menu boards or screens are still needed, but seating is set up inside, and patio furniture is stacked and ready outside. Of course, the drive-thru is the main thing! Getting out of your car to buy coffee is so 2008.

Starbucks at the Spectrum construction update (Photos)

The lights are on at the new Starbucks at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg, but workers are still completing the interior fit-out. Outside, everything looks close to ready, with signage attached to some sides of the building. This will be the newest drive-thru Starbucks off of I-270 in Montgomery County. There's already one south of here at the Firstfield Shopping Center.

Royal Farms Gaithersburg construction update

Construction at Royal Farms at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg started at lightning speed, slowed to a crawl, and is now lurching steadily forward in fits and starts. The latest development is the application of stone to the convenience store facade. Royal Farms is located off Watkins Mill Road by the I-270 interchange.

Update on Starbucks at the Spectrum in Gaithersburg (Photos)

Starbucks is still ahead of Royal Farms in the construction race at the Spectrum development in Gaithersburg. Fortunately for Royal Farms, it is going to open probably a year before rival Wawa arrives across town. At Starbucks, work is now advancing on the landscaping, parking lot and drive-thru. Drainage may need attention in the drive-thru lane, as there was significant standing water left from the heavy rains yesterday.