It is unfortunate that the ridiculous limitations of the Height Act prevent anything similar from being built on the DC side of Friendship Heights, even though this is just a few hundred feet from the DC/Maryland border. This is exactly the type of places where taller 15 - 20 floor buildings should be allowed in DC, locations that are within walking distance of metro and where they would have absolutely zero impact on historic views.
100 New Condos Could Land on Lawn Next to Friendship Heights Office Building
By Bethany Rodgers
Bethesda Magazine
Published: 2017.09.19
A sketch of proposed streetscaping improvements around the office building at 5550 Friendship Blvd. Via RSH Holdings. (Image courtesy of Bethesda Magazine)
"The owners of a Friendship Heights office building are asking for permission to construct an adjacent condo complex of 180 feet, twice the zoned height limit for the property.
The plan calls for putting the roughly 100-unit building on what’s now a grassy area in front of the offices. But by stacking the condos in a 16-floor structure, the developers could reduce the building footprint and save some of the lawn as a community open space, according to project manager Robert Stoddard...."
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Beth...fice-Building/