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[quote=Anonymous]You would think all those clamouring to build more housing near the metro would want to include residential here. NOPE.

Note the intense scrutiny given to this project while residential anthills are routinely approved at a glance in other areas of the county (including upcounty and other locations far from the metro).

From the WP:

The Takoma Park City Council has voted 5 to 2 to send a controversial proposal for a city-owned parking lot to the Montgomery County Planning Department for review.

The proposal by District-based Neighborhood Development Co. would build office space above stores, a coffee shop and restaurants on the 1.4-acre site on Carroll Avenue, next to the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op.

In a meeting that began Wednesday night and stretched into the wee hours of Thursday morning, the council added a few modifications to the plan, including a second elevator and increased space between the building and the co-op. It introduced the possibility of reducing the height of the building by up to 5 feet, and it added a clause that would prioritize local and regional businesses, not chain stores, as tenants.[/quote]

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