Montgomery County Looking for a Development Partner for New Silver Spring Mixed-Use and Arena Project

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Montgomery County yesterday released a Request for Development Proposals (RFDP) for a new mixed-use arena development in downtown Silver Spring. 

 The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is leading the effort to identify creative, viable proposals from qualified teams that will design, construct and operate an approximately 5,000-seat multi-purpose indoor sports, public assembly and entertainment facility, as well as adjacent retail and residential facilities.  

County-owned properties at 1100 and 1101 Bonifant Street in Silver Spring – Parking Garage 5, Garage 55 and a connecting bridge – have been identified as the potential site for the proposed new development.

“This new, mixed use development will increase the economic vitality of Silver Spring and the County as a whole, while providing much needed diverse, public venues for residents and visitors to enjoy,” noted County Executive Isiah Leggett.   “We have long known that our community is in need of a multi-purpose facility to house events such as high school, collegiate, and professional sporting events, graduations, and children’s shows and concerts.  This site is ideal for this type of use as well as retail and high-rise residential structures.”

The 2.8-acre site being offered for private development is adjacent to the multi-modal Silver Spring Transit Center, and is within walking distance of an array of dining and retail establishments.   Downtown Silver Spring currently contains 7.2 million square feet of office space and more than 6,500 residential units.

“Through this Request, MCDOT is continuing our public-private partnership efforts to transform parking structures in our urban cores into mixed use developments that enhance the County’s smart growth principles,” said MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh. “We have been successful in attracting private sector partners who have helped the County create much-needed public amenities, along with residential and retail uses. We look forward to reviewing the creative responses to this RFDP that will further boost downtown Silver Spring as a lively and diverse destination.”

The Request for Development Proposals can be found at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Parking/Garage5-55RFDP.html.  Responses are due on April 10, 2017.

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Release ID: 16-439
Media Contact: Al Roshdieh 240-777-7168, Tina Benjamin 240-777-2006