Two additional construction cranes have been erected at the Twinbrook Quarter site. The second crane went up on February 27 and the third a couple weeks later. The site will include Montgomery County’s second Wegmans location. All of the work will be done within the confines of the site, so no road closures are necessary. The second crane is located on the northwest corner of the construction site, along Route 355. The third crane is located on the east side of the site, mid-block along the future Chapman Avenue. The first crane is located within the site, on the corner of Halpine Road and Route 355.
Foundation work has also started. Crews started pouring the foundation for the first building, starting at the bottom of the underground garage in February. This work will continue for “quite a while” according to Twinbrook Quarter website. Excavation of the site will continue for until the end of March or so.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro– occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more. It is not expected to be completed until late 2024 or early 2025.
Featured photo courtesy of Brian Curtis.
The pile-driving, which installs the piling – or vertical structure – for the support of excavation, began in September and was about 90% complete. It was completed by the start of November. More than 200 of these 60 feet-long steel I-beams will have been installed for Twinbrook Quarter.
Phase One of Twinbrook Quarter is located on the southwest corner of the property at Rockville Pike and Halpine Road and includes residential and commercial space, including a new Wegmans.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro– occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more.
Phase One is not expected to be completed for a couple years. More information below:
Phase One.
Excavation will continue for the next few months as we dig to create the building’s foundation. You’ll see dump trucks coming and going from the site during the day, exclusively via Halpine Road and Rockville Pike, hauling away the excavated dirt.
Working to Minimize Dirt Off of the Site
We have systems in place to clean each construction vehicle of dirt and debris before it leaves the construction site. Each truck traverses two separate “wash racks” before driving away. The wash racks (one of which is shown midway up the right side of the above photo) include grating and gravel that clean the dirt off of the tires. Construction team-members also drive street-sweeping vehicles on Halpine Road between Rockville Pike and the construction exits.
Construction Hours
Typical hours of operation at the construction site are 7 AM–7 PM Monday through Friday and 9 AM – 7 PM on Saturday.
Phase One of Twinbrook Quarter is located on the southwest corner of the property at Rockville Pike and Halpine Road and includes residential and commercial space, including a new Wegmans.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro– occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more.
Per the Reimagine Twinbrook Website:
You’ll start to see a lot of activity on the site beginning in September. Our work begins in earnest to commence digging for the garage under the Phase One building. We are now working to install sediment control measures, which will contain run-off from the construction site. This will take a few weeks, weather permitting, after which we begin removing asphalt. At that time you’ll begin to see dump trucks coming and going from the property.
We’re also creating two construction entrances on our property – one on Rockville Pike and the other at the intersection of Chapman Ave. and Halpine Rd. All construction related activity will take place on-site.
Installing Piling for Foundation
As we excavate for the underground garage, we’ll also start pile-driving, which installs the piling – or vertical structure – for the building’s foundation. Pile-driving will most likely start in mid-September and will last for a few weeks, weather permitting. We don’t expect this work to have much impact on homes in Twinbrook, as they are a distance away from the site.
Construction Hours
Hours of operation at the construction site are 7 AM–7 PM Monday through Friday.
Phase one is not expected to be completed for a couple years.
Progress at Twinbrook Quarter (Rockville Wegmans Location)
Phase One of Twinbrook Quarter is located on the southwest corner of the property at Rockville Pike and Halpine Road and includes residential and commercial space, including a new Wegmans.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro– occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more.
A couple months back the previous-construction phase began to prepare the site for construction. The preparation work included setting up temporary fencing, signage and disconnecting utilities.
A few weeks back, that work was completed and w began to see the demolition of the vacant retail buildings (seen in the photos below).
This demolition work will continue over the next three to four months, weather permitting. At completion of that work, the site will be ready for groundbreaking before the end of 2021.
Phase One is the first of seven phases that comprise Twinbrook Quarter. Twinbrook Quarter will feature 175,000 square feet of retail, 200,000 square feet of office space and over 1,400 new residential units. Last August, we let you know some details of the upcoming development.
Signage Is up for Future Wegmans in Rockville
A couple of days ago, signage went up along Rockville Pike announcing the future home of MoCo’s newest Wegmans.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro, occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more.
This area will be developed into a district known as Twinbrook Quarter. According to the website of the architecture firm involved, Twinbrook Quarter will feature 175,000 square feet of retail, 200,000 square feet of office space and over 1,400 new residential units. Back in August, we wrote a post sharing some details of the upcoming development.
At the moment the area is surrounded by a chain link fence and signs from a demolition company have been put up, which seems to indicate that groundbreaking will happen soon.
We first heard about this Wegmans back in 2018 when their lease was signed. A representative from Wegmans who we spoke to today estimates that the new location will be open in 2022, assuming everything is on track with construction.
By: Michelle Katz @pike.and.rozay
