Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-13
Takonna Park
Apartn1entPIa Ian
Wins Approval
County Heads Pass
ID Zoning Petitions,
Deny l8 and Defer 2

Construction of a 140-unit Ia
koma Park apartment project to
cost about Sl,500,000 has been ap-
proved by the Montgomery County
commissioners in one of "a coming
decisions.
The commissioners, who acted
yesterday in closed session at Rock
vile, denied five petitions which
contemplated construction of a
total of 2,400 apartment units at
a cost of more than $4,000, 900. OF
the "a petitions, 10 were denied, IA
approved and action on 2 was
deferred.
Plans for the Takoma Park prof.
ect were disclosed by Roy r. Hunt
at a recent hearing on his request
to rezone from residential A to C
property on Piney Branch road in
the area bounded by Old Blandens-
burg road and Long Branch.
Approval also was given two Pc
titions for apartment house coming
of about 1874 acres, plans for which
have not been disclosed. One, filed
by New Hampshire Estates, Inc,
involved 261a acres bounded on the
north and west by Carroll avenue
extended and Piney Branch road,
on the east by the Montgomery
Prince Georges County line and on
the south by the James M. Gibson
property.
Eleven Acres Involved.
The other request was filed by Mr..
Gibson for approximately II acres
on the east side of Carroll avenue
extended, 500 feet south of Piney
Branch road.
The five petitioners whose re-
quests for large-scale apartment
house coming of land were rejected
are.
Drs., A. S. and NJ S. Schwartz
man, who planned to build 1900
units at a cost of about 100000
on A acres near Norbeck.
Samuel KuShner, who contem-
plated construction of a five story
apartment hotel and two garden
type apartment buildings at a cost
of about 100000 on four acres
along Wisconsin avenue.
The Rolling Park Land Co, which
planned 200-unit apartment prof.
ect to cost about $2D00,O0O on Old
Bladensburg road between Carroll
avenue extended and Piney Branch
road.
Katherine E. Lord and Catherine
T. Vance, who proposed a 100-unit
apartment hotel to cost about ST.
100000 at Forest Glen and Semi
nary roads, Forest Glen.
The Bannockburn Heights I'M
provement Co., who planned to erect
TOO apartment units on 81 acres
between Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended, Goldsboro road and Mac
Arthur boulevard.
Other Petitions Denied.
Other petitions denied were.
safeway, Stores. Inc. residential A to
commercial D of two lots at Sligo and
Fra 8 Kosoe : Harry sD Burka and M.
David Dubb; residential to commercial
2 Of land along Flower avenue about 400
Park
Sadie L. Fritz, residential A to COM
Of land at Georgia and Arcola
William E. Richardson, residential A to
commercial p of land at 1917 Colesville
Avon shockey, residential A to COM
vile pike north Of the White Flint County
Godfrey Godsall. residential A TO com;
Columbia boulevard, Montgomery Hills.
Dental A to, commercial D of about 2K2
acres acre on the east side, Of the Rockville
pike Ver near MMon hoTssv r.s,dsr.,.,
Chase drive between offutt lane and
Thomas e Hampton nev resi Seate to
OF lot ADJACENT to Mr.. Dorseys property
safeway, Stores. Inc, residential A to
Mfssissippi avenues, Silver t'' sprins sS0 ana
Leo I. and Dorothy M Donovan. resi-
Dental to commercial D Of land at Old
Petitions Approved.
Those approved included:
Abbott B. and Della c. Goodrich resi-
Genital to c OF land at 30 Elm avenue,
Gordon OConnor, residential A to COM
mercial Of two lots on Viers Mill road
north OF the Kensington-Wheaton road,
Catherine Crawford. residential A to
commercial D of property at 1924 Coles
willie read.
Harry G. Cole. residential A to c of 3
acres At Jefferson and St. Paul streets,
Abe and Irving Miller, residential A and
Commercial D to industries E of land on
the east side of River road about 80 feet
south of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
tracks.
Arlington Village, residential A to C Of
land on the east side, of the Rockville pike
south of Garrett Park.
Twin-Brook. Inc, residential A to COM
mercial D of ga acres in the. Twin-Brook
on the Viers Mill road south
of Rockville.
Those on which action was deferred
were:
Louis Hurwitz, residential A to CONNER
cial D Of land at Michigan road and Mac
Viers Mill Village Co., residential to
D of acres in the Viers Mill
village housing project between Wheaton
and Rockville.