What is SilverPlace?
Intended to serve as a center for creative planning, park development and environmental stewardship, SilverPlace will feature a new consolidated headquarters for the staff of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
(M-NCPPC) in Montgomery County. As a model of design excellence featuring a mix of uses, SilverPlace also will provide outstanding public spaces, housing, and environmentally sensitive design in the Silver Spring Central Business District.
Learn more about the outcome of a week-long series of community design workshops (charrettes), held in early June. A spacious public garden populated with mature oak trees led the list of popular choices.
The proposed design for the 3.24-acre site includes a 135,500 square foot Montgomery regional headquarters, approximately 305 housing units with underground parking, and a village green that will retain existing mature oak trees. The charrette team -- Torti Gallas and Partners, Smith Group and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects --will work through the summer to add definition and technical detail to the plan that emerged from the charrette process.
We would like to thank the neighbors, business community and others for participating in the workshops. More than 100 people collaborated in designing a plan that meets the goals and objectives established by the Montgomery County Planning Board.
SilverPlace will:
- Consolidate the park and planning agency to serve the public more efficiently
- Create a mixed-use development compatible with the adjacent neighborhoods that serves as a model of design excellence and best development practices
- Provide housing to serve a range of incomes including a minimum of 30 percent affordable and median-income housing
- Create outstanding indoor and outdoor public spaces for the public
- Establish a project that meets or exceeds the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for Gold Certification
- Ensure wise transportation management, safe pedestrian circulation, and adequate parking
- Reduce public costs for the new Montgomery Regional Headquarters by leveraging the value of the Commission’s land through the use of a public/private/partnership
Current Activities
NOTE: All dates listed are approximate and subject to change.
- Planning Board Design Review (Summer 2008)
The Planning Board will conduct a public meeting to review the results of the community design workshops for SilverPlace. - County Council Considers Construction Appropriation (Fall 2008 - Tentative)
The County Council will review the facility plan and design for SilverPlace, and consider providing funding for the final design and construction of the project.
Past Activities
Check the SilverPlace Project History.
M-NCPPC Staff Contacts
John Carter
301-495-4575
John.Carter@mncppc-mc.org
Dan Hertz
301-650-2588
Daniel.Hertz@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: May 28, 2008
