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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lets take sizable segments of Rockville Pike, and build townhouse communities.  Townhouses can be of varying sizes, thus varying prices.  All of the current retail space will never be used.  There is already some infrastructure in place.  There is plenty of space on both sides of Rockville.  [/quote]
I agree. But what is going up on Rockville Pike now is large apartment complexes instead. The county is not standing in the way of anyone wanting to build residential on Rockville Pike. However, you may want to be careful, because if you propose lower density townhomes than these massive apartments then you will be called a NIMBY.

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An advantage of real townhouse communities is that they will create demand for the nearby remaining retail space, whether Starbucks, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.   Rockville Pike avoids messing with neighborhoods of SFHs.   You can also include some open spaces, for recreational activities.
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I don't know what you mean by "real" townhouse communities (as opposed to fake, I guess?), but I would think it's self-evident that apartments/condo buildings will create even [u]more[/u] demand for the commercial part of the mixed commercial/residential development.[/quote]

The entire premise of this thread is to create housing opportunities for families.   Townhouses are middle compromise between SFH and condos.    As for real townhouse communities, building 100-200 townhouses in an organized community creates a real community, not the random collection of 10-20 townhouses.   Moreover, the large mixed use developments in MoCo are simply bizzare.  MoCo has that opportunity on the Pike.
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Well said.[/quote]

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