Gaithersburg Mayor & Council to hold public hearing on new Crown office building May 6

A new four-story office building has been proposed for Downtown Crown, on a pad site near the Harris Teeter grocery store at the Gaithersburg development. The city's mayor and council will hold a joint public hearing on the project this coming Monday night, May 6, 2019 at 7:30 PM at City Hall.

The proposed building would be constructed at 10002 Fields Road on a .84 acre lot. A 42335 SF development, it would include 8735 SF of ground floor retail. The site already includes a 2500 SF Pepco electrical switchyard.

City staff is not making a recommendation on approval of the project yet. They have identified a potential parking conflict with the amount of reserved spaces required for the nearby Ruth's Chris Steak House. Staff also advised requiring the developer to deliver the planned streetscape improvements, including specialty pavers, before allowing them to occupy the building.