Apartment Complex Replaces Second Avenue Post Office
The site location for the apartment complex was settled early February.
The Silver Spring Post Office—located on 8616 Second Ave.—is slated to be developed into a 310-unit apartment complex by McLean-based Insight Property Group and partner Nova-Habitat. A construction proposal outlines plans to start building the $75 million apartment complex towards the end of of 2012, according to Sarah Davidson, a partner at Insight. Davidson said the property will be a gateway to the Silver Spring Central Business District (SSCB) and will be blocks away from convenient transportation. “Our residents will ride on Metro and walk to restaurants, entertainment and major downtown employers,” she added. In July of 2011, the U.S. Postal Service started reviewing various locations around the nation for closure and the two …
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10:45 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
@ Resident 11:53 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 : Not only is the 16th street strip mall extremely pedestrian UNfriendly, all but the BlockBuster ....I disagree. There are crosswalks at 16th/georgia, 16th/spring, 16th/e w highway. Additionally there is a 'pedestrian zone ahead' warning @ 16th/lyttonsville for those jaywalkers from the 8600 condos and jaywalkers from the mall. more ›