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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The interesting thing is that one of the nicest parts of the Friendship Heights commercial strip (on the Maryland side, as it turns out) is the east side of Wisconsin from Clydes up to Tiffany's.  It relates well to pedestrians, without feeling canyon-like, and feels very walkable on both Wisconsin as well as the east side, where mostly underground parking sits beneath a terraced plaza.  It offers a very attractive experience like Bethesda Row and Georgetown, without feeling "big box" like other parts of FH, Columbia Heights, etc.[/quote]

You mean the oversized two story dreck that was built 15 years ago as a temporary placeholder? Heck no, that needs to be replaced with more housing and retail. Total waste of space.[/quote]

There's a height limitation on much of the east side of Wisconsin Ave. because it backs directly to low-scale Chevy Chase Village. It's never going to be high-rise like the west side of Wisconsin.[/quote]

That strip is so far removed from the houses to be laughable that such a zoning restriction exists, but short of looking at the maps myself, I will take you at your word. That is a shame though. They closed off their streets to become and island and then control the development on a major corridor; how selfish.[/quote]

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