For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
A significant step in construction of the 14-story Montgomery County government office building that is part of the Wheaton Revitalization Project will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, as County Executive Marc Elrich, County Council President Nancy Navarro and the leaders of the Clark Construction team thank workers for reaching the building’s “topping off.” The building, which is part of a three-year project managed by MCDOT in the Wheaton Triangle Business District, is more than 60 percent complete and remains on track to be completed in Spring 2020.
Topping off ceremonies are traditionally held when projects reach completion of the major infrastructure of the construction. The concrete for the 14th floor was placed in early June for the building that will be the main focus in the revitalization of Downtown Wheaton.
The Wheaton Revitalization Project will transform Wheaton’s central business district with a mixed-use, transit-oriented development. In addition to the construction of the government office building, the project will provide 397 below ground parking spaces, first floor retail space and a new town square.
The building owner and main occupant will be the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which is now in Downtown Silver Spring. The new 308,000 square-foot Wheaton office building will seek LEED platinum certification. It will include retail operations on its ground floor and will be home to several County departments including Permitting Services, Environmental Protection, Health and Human Services, Recreation and Community Use of Public Facilities. Also relocating to the new building are the Wheaton Urban District and the Mid-County Regional Services Center.