More homes will be added to the Downtown Crown development if a new project is approved by the City of Gaithersburg. Applicant Byan Condie of FRH Realty, LLC has proposed constructing a 244-unit residential building called Fairfield at Crown at 333 Ellington Boulevard. That property is at the rear of an existing parking garage.
The building will be 70' tall, and have 43 studio apartments, 147 one-bedrooms, 50 two-bedrooms and 4 three-bedroom units. An expansion of the adjacent garage will add 313 additional parking spaces for the new residents, and for patrons of the existing businesses in the area.
Existing trees along Diamondback Drive will be retained, and nine Willow Oak trees will be planted along Ellington.The applicant will have to obtain approval from Washington Gas in order to allow the building's balconies to encroach above an existing public utility easement adjacent to the property.
City planning staff has recommended approval of the project's site plan, with conditions relating to resident parking, the aforementioned Washington Gas approval (without which, staff says the balconies will have to be Juliet-style balconies), approval of temporary construction and access easements with adjoining properties, and submittal of traffic plans and any plan revisions required to address staff comments. The application will be taken up by the Gaithersburg Planning Commission at its virtual meeting tonight, June 16, 2021.
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