FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS VILLAGE, Md. — A new redevelopment plan for the former GEICO corporate headquarters in Friendship Heights is drawing sharp criticism from neighbors who say the proposal ignores a nearly 30-year-old legal ‘promise’ made to Montgomery County.
Now, community leaders have moved to block the housing development project on the 26-acre site.
The site, a long-vacant landmark at the intersection of Willard Avenue and Friendship Boulevard, is slated for a massive transformation into “Friendship Commons.” The project, led by Bethesda-based developer EYA and Bernstein Management Corporation, envisions an urban, mixed-use neighborhood featuring more than 500
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