Marriott's New Bethesda HQ

The skin on the 22-story Marriott headquarters in Bethesda is nearly installed, providing an early look at the one of the many projects that will line the Bethesda stretch of Wisconsin Avenue.  The site 800 feet north of the Bethesda Metro station at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue will serve as Marriott's new global headquarters opening in mid 2021, and include an "urban campus," chosen for its urban amenities and proximity to public transportation. The project will include a 244-room hotel operated by Marriott opening in 2022.  Boston Properties and the Bernstein Companies jointly own the land and are co-developing the hotelier's headquarters, while Bernstein will solely own and develop the hotel.  The projected $600 million project will be home to an estimated 3500 Marriott employees in the the 785,000 s.f. office building.

General Contractor Hensel Phelps is building the pair of towers that were designed by Gensler to achieve LEED Gold standards.

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Waterfront Towers Condos

Waterfront Towers, 1101 3rd St., SW, Washington DC
Waterfront Towers was redeveloped by Centre Square, LLC, Bernstein Companies, Peak Development and Abdo Development. The "tower", at 9 stories, was designed by I.M. Pei, like several of its neighbors, and built in 1960, then converted to a condo in 2009. The 123-unit project underwent a full renovation in 2008 and 2009, with some green (but not LEED-certified) elements. Sales of the new condos began in August of 2009. The building retains the large, gated surface parking lot, with modern interior finishes and, for the larger units only, washers and dryers in the unit; with a common laundry room in the basement.


Waterfront Towers are not actually on the waterfront - the river is a short walk - but is only a block from the Waterfront Metro station. Prices for the condos started in the $200's for a small studio and at $320,000 for one bedroom. Real estate sales by the Mayhood Companies; about a third of the units in the building were pre-sold to existing tenants.

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