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

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]

I am sure they would, but this development is still better than a parking lot.  [/quote]

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