Evening star., 1946-05-30
zoniing Changes
Pave Way for
Diplomat Hotel
ID Pleas Granted;
Montgomery Work
Will Cost rs Million
! $20,000,OO0

VIII NOSt - MlIllOn
Construction of a $4,000, ,00C
hotel and $5,O00,0OO apartment
development in Montgomery County
has been made possible as result
of actions taken by the county
commissioners yesterday in approx
ing IA rezoning petitions, denying
eight and deferring action on II
others.
One of the petitions on which
action was deferred sought the re-
classification from residential A tc
c of 90 acres along New Hampshire
avenue about IL miles south OF
Hillandale to permit erection of 9
1,600-unit apartment project tc
cost between $7,500,O00 and $1O,-
0O0, 900.
Another asked for similar zonine
of about 81 acres adjacent to the
site occupied by the Army Mar
Service Building, just off MacAr-
thur boulevard, to permit construc-
ton of a 525-unit apartment de-
velopment at a cost of approx
mately $4,000,000.
1000 Rooms Planned.
The proposed hotel, to contain
1000 rooms, is to be built by Dip
lomat Properties, Inc, on part of
a 116-acre tract on the Rockville
pike near Garrett Park.
The applicant had asked for com.
mercial zoning of the entire tract
but the Commissioners approved the
rezoning only of rectangle 300 by
500 feet in size.
In explaining the limitation, the
board said it is designed to prevent
the use of the parcel for any com.
mercial purpose other than con.
struction of the proposed hotel. The
Commissioners also added a pro.
vision that unless actual construc.
ton starts within 80 months, thu
rectangular piece of property will re.
vert back to its original Residential
A classification.
Use 25-Acre Tract.
The $5,000,000 apartment project
to contain 1876 units, will be built or
a 25-acre tract on the East-West
highway between Silver Spring ane
Chevy Chase.
Sam and Esther Fig, owners of the
land, had asked rezoning from resi-
dental A SO that shopping center
as well as the multiple housing
project could be erected on it. The
request was approved.
Other rezoning petitions approved
here:
to commercial D of land IN DAMS sub
division on the Rockville pike.
Charles T. .Schrider. residential A to c
ef lot z. block A, Blair subdivision. Silver
to Joseph e i, sna NSsbiha S, ssah Essidsntial A
a;E meTcial i D Of lots 64-67. Woodmont sub.
Of WIsr s9w11s, 's:.s +, zssAn ,
ing james me fsst " q a pTaeis Rsavsrd 10
nf6se Psot aosxss ai lot rssdsnssf' & Rassf' As
Industrial 3 Of lots i. 2. 1 and :. block : :,
sullinsaux subdivision. Linden. "
aFesa 81 Us ss.asa .adtds ss
~ James E. 'd and oertrud. F. Roeder. resi-
saedsls asns1sl s.caDd to co%msrsial Of lot
Carl H. and cecil M. .Roeder. residentis
4 AIS, to &c. sommercial i D Of lot II. Roeder'
seeond sves Addon dspEns 10 igd v.2 Of lot
Petitions denied were:
e'ris Sf lot 81; block block 9. B. F. diibert's sub
Moe and Ethel Kapian, residential A t,
SladeeFSrp Poi Of 81 acres at 111ao Oh
Fulton r Gordon, Inc. residential
to TO- G Of lI,Is al lots in blocks to Z ,excep
aiTaf1m Hesman Gi GaanaueI GGaayy Chase Residential,
Hodges Farm, Takoma Park, " 'A
CD Donald oInaGi. Rabbit residential A t,
east side Of Brookeviile road 500 500 fee lee
north OF Hegitt avenue. Silver Spring.
of sGhn lo oai s5iksy rdTsst ns Gsns st
division, Forest Glen, and residential A t,
commercial D Of property at Mount Pleas
isaI aa1 view Park and Forest Glen roads,
william R. Ford. residential A to C o
G,x;.inS lSts hs-1s block g. B. F. Gilbert's sub
Action was deferred on the follow.
Ing petitions:
B. ". Parker. residential A to com
meTs1ss wdodWsd S5 and behd The site Of tn
Wisconsin and western avenues. sp ''0fe .
:. Charles H. and Allison ciasett, residen
s.ndx sia1 A to commercial D of property ii
John {. Weisman, residential A to com
me5cial sIa D Of 30-acre tract in Glenmont
mss;rcial me; p fland at Bonifant and coles
Albert w. Walker. residential A to
M OF 3lS acres near Macarthur boule
>. Clarence asg, C.. and Margaret H. Keise.
rre1sld1ential r1su1! to commercial p Of lot II
% Msnaaaa and Marth. aff fsthfSds T. Fis resi-
Is: .rshSf sIssf TRssIssad Ell Sa
commercial b Of lots isasatn1sa, iess4 Woodmoni
F. Ashby Lewis, jr.. residential A t
T. bocG e lot betasfs aRa the susssoI ssss hs
e: BOYD Keys, residential A to com
pilis's subdivision. Linden; residential 1H -
ttoo,.Gf toG q log 8 and residential A to indus
A. to commercial D of land in the rea
seorsia avenue and Blair Hair P5sa'fis rosd. silve :
10 James W. Gill, residential A to c o
lf2 miles south of Hillandale
Newman G. Carmack, residential t.
commercial D Of part Of lot l, Knowle
Orrice, L.. Murdock, residential A t,
commercial . Of part of lot ., Knowle
Louis W. Bernard, residential A to com
merclal d OF lots 1-3, block 102, Takom;
Burroughs Group Elects
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