Wheaton Gateway Hosts Additional Pre-submission Sketch Plan Community Meeting
On May 13, at 7 p.m., the Wheaton Gateway team will host a pre-submission meeting at the MNCPPC Auditorium at 2425 Reedie Drive in Wheaton to review the revised Sketch Plan Amendment which is proposed in conjunction with the Preliminary Plan and Site Plan for the redevelopment of 5.16 acres of land near the intersection of University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, Maryland. The meeting is being held both in person and with a virtual option. Go to the home page at wheatongateway.com for virtual attendance information and a link to join the meeting.
The Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance requires a pre-submission meeting to be held for a Sketch Plan or Sketch Plan Amendment application no more than 90 days before filing the application. In this case, because it has been more than 90 days since our last pre-submission meeting and because the Sketch Plan Amendment was not submitted with the pending Site Plan and Preliminary Plan applications, the County requires this additional meeting before we can proceed with filing the Sketch Plan Amendment and have it incorporated into the Montgomery County Planning Department review process.
We encourage you to contact us directly with any questions you might have about the upcoming meeting.
You can view the formal letter distributed to those registered parties, stakeholders and community members below:
Christopher M. Ruhlen
Attorney
301-841-3834
April 28, 2025
RE: Wheaton Gateway Sketch Plan Amendment Application No. 32021006A Pre-Submission Community Meeting
Dear Neighbor:
PS Ventures, LLC cordially invites you to attend a pre-submission meeting to review Sketch Plan Amendment No. 32021006A, which is proposed in conjunction with Site Plan 820240150 and Preliminary Plan No. 120240120 for the redevelopment of 5.16 acres of land near the intersection of University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, Maryland. PS Ventures previously presentedplans for the Site Plan and Preliminary Plan components of the proposed redevelopment at a prior pre-submission meeting that occured on October 7, 2024.
Details for the upcoming in-person meeting are as follows:
Date: May 13, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) Auditorium
2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 2090
The meeting also will be available for attendance virtually. Please visit www.wheatongateway.com,where virtual meeting log-in details will be posted. (Para conseguir información adicional sobre este proyecto y una futura reunión, visite nuestro sitio web: www.wheatongateway.com.)
At this meeting, representatives of the project team will discuss the proposal and answer any questionsabout the redevelopment of the overall site, which is currently home to the Lindsay Ford dealership, the former Mattress Firm (which has now been demolished), and the former Ambassador hotel (which has now been demolished). More specifically, the site includes the following properties in the Commercial Residential, Commercial Residential Neighborhood, and Residential-60 (R-60) zones:1
1. 11200 Veirs Mill Road (i.e., Lot P1, Block C, Triangle Park subdivision);
2. 11250 Veirs Mill Road (i.e., Parcel P282, Hermitage subdivision);
3. 11217 - 11227 East Avenue (i.e., Lots 7-13 , Block F, Kensington View subdivision);
4. 2715 University Boulevard (i.e., Lot 2, Block C, Triangle Park subdivision); and
5. Lot 1 Upton Drive (i.e., Lot 1, Block J, Kensington View subdivision).
For these properties, Wheaton Gateway, LLC (the “Applicant”) is proposing a vibrant, new mixed- use development that will feature mixed-income, multi-family housing and new commercial spaces that incorporate the highest levels of sustainability. The project will be designed and eventually constructed in a number of phases over many years.
Like the associated Site Plan and Preliminary Plan applications that were previously reviewed with thecommunity on October 7, 2024, the proposed Sketch Plan Amendment has been updated since the original Sketch Plan approval to adjust the proposed minimum percentage of affordable housing units in the project from 30% to 40%. As a result, the proposed plan has been refined to adjust the maximum density that is proposed for the overall project, as well as the maximum building heights for the development phases that will front on Veirs Mill Road and University Boulevard. No change is being proposed to the height of the building fronting on East Avenue. Combined, the project now willencompass a mix of up to 952,222 square feet of total development with up to 55,000 square feet of commercial use and up to 897,222 square feet of residential use (with up to 800 dwelling units including a minimum of 40% affordable units).
After the meeting date, Wheaton Gateway, LLC will be filing the Sketch Plan Amendment applicationwith the Montgomery County Planning Department of the Maryland-National Capital Park andPlanning Commission. For more information about the development review process and opportunities to participate, please contact M-NCPPC at (301) 495-4610 or visit their website at www.montgomeryplanning.org.
We hope you can attend on May 13, and look forward to the opportunity to provide you with information about this project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 301- 841-3834 or cmruhlen@lerchearly.com
Sincerely,
Christopher M. Ruhlen Attorney for the Applicant
1. 11200 Veirs Mill Road (i.e., Lot P1, Block C, Triangle Park subdivision);