Taste of Bethesda - October 2nd!

It is hard to believe a full year has gone by since the last Taste of Bethesda. What started as a smaller street festival has morphed into one of the best food festivals in the MD/VA/DC area.

Bring your appetite, your camera and your family to join the fun. One of the best places in Bethesda to people watch, you can eat drink and be merry at this years festivities.

Here is a list of the Taste of Bethesdsa Restaurants: SEE YOU THERE!

Angeethi
Bangkok Garden Restaurant
Bangkok One Thai Restaurant
Ben & Jerry's
BGR The Burger Joint
Bistro Provence
Blackfinn
Brasserie Monte Carlo
Bundles of Cookies
California Tortilla
Caribou
Chef Tony's
Cookies by Design
Daily Grill
Dehli Dhaba
Divino Lounge
Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle
Flaxella Café
Fresh Grill
Georgetown Cupcake
Giffords Ice Cream and Candy Co.
Haagen Dazs
Haandi Indian Cuisine
Hanaro Sushi
Hard Times Cafe
Honest Tea
Jaleo
Just Cakes
Lebanese Taverna
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar
M & N's Pizza
Mamma Lucia of Bethesda
Matuba Japanese Restaurant
Mia's Pizza
Morton's
Nest Café
Olazzo
Original Pancake House
OZ Restaurant & Wine Bar
Passage to India
Penang Malaysian Cuisine
Quartermaine
Ri Ra Irish Pub
Rock Bottom Brewery
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Saveur India
Shangrila
Smoothie King
Spring Mill Bread Company
The Barking Dog
Tommy Joe's Restaurant
Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe
Union Jack's Bethesda
Yamas Mediterranean Grill
Zen Tara Tea

New Listings Coming Soon!

The fall selling season is here - and the Bethesda/Chevy Chase market is vibrant. While last year at this time there were close to 10 units on the market for sale. Currently - there are only two units on the market and both are being shown quite a bit.

What does this mean?

The glut of inventory in the condo market in Bethesda/Chevy Chase is gone. New construction units at The Adagio and The Chase are almost sold out, and this has allowed the inventory to sell in our building. This bodes well for all units for sale at Crescent Plaza - and I'd love to have a few more to show.

Within the next two weeks I will be putting 2 separate one bedroom units on the market. Both units are on upper floors - and have parking included with the sale. Both of the units have upgraded kitchens and one of them has extensively upgraded the trim package with Crown Moulding and overhead spot lighting in the family room.

Call me if you would like to see either of these units before they formally are released to the public. If you have a friend or family member that loves the building - why not give them a call? I promise I will take very good care of them.

With the market heating up - I really need 2 additional listings to allow me to market the building efficiently. Why not call me today? I have all the latest data on sales in the building and local market. The time is now!

Ready to Sell ? Call Today!

Summer is almost over, and inventory of units to sell in Crescent Plaza is low. I have completed my last active transaction and am looking for the next unit here to market and sell.

Have you been considering selling your unit here? Do you have questions about what your unit may be worth? Do you need assistance in finding good and trustworthy contractors to make improvements in your unit?

I have the answers to all of your questions regarding Crescent Plaza. With 5 transactions this past year, I am the number one agent in the building. Who do competitors call when making pricing decisions? Me!

Most of all - I can supply references from your former neighbors and unit owners here. Call me today for a list of satisfied customers.

NEW LISTING - 2BR & 2BA with Balcony - $559.000

NEW LISTING

Rare 2 Bedroom and 2 Bath with Balcony

2 PRIMO Parking Spots

Next to Elevator

OPEN Sunday 11am to 4pm.

Call Gerry Dunn

Weichert Realtors

301-651-8600

Fire Alarm Testing - Don't be Worried!

Fire Alarm Testing

March 31st - 9 am to 3 pm

We will be completing a major parts replacement, as required, for our fire alarm system. The alarms will be tested at some point between 9:00 AM -- 3:00 PM. We appreciate your patience.

Stolen Bicycles This Week!

Garage Issues

Some unlocked bicycles were stolen over the weekend from our garage. As our door opens and closes an average of 800+ times per day, are our first line of defense for the safety of our building.

If someone looks suspicious do NOT hesitate to call either 911, or the non-emergency police number 301-279-8000. They are very responsive to this number which can also be used to report issues such as noise, parked cars blocking the street, etc. Please take care and drive slowly in the garage and when entering from Miller Avenue.

We have found many cigarette butts in the garage.Please remember that smoking in the garage is against the law and extremely dangerous.

Update on Parking Lot (Lot 31) Construction

Lot 31 Verizon Conduit Installation Work Update.

The February weather and a few "extra" unidentified items in the area of the manholes have delayed the project schedule considerably. All the manholes are now under construction or finishing construction. The conduit work that connects the manholes is underway and as you can all see the Lot 31A conduit path is also well underway. A few specifics:

-- Manhole at Barnes & Noble. The roof for the Barnes and Noble manhole has been poured. Next week they will work to remove the protective barrier and install a temporary patch on both the road and the sidewalk. They will need to close the lane again for a couple of days when they come back at the end of the project to permanently repair the sidewalk and road paving/surfaces. That will occur in June.

-- Manhole at Leland Street. Existing conduit had to be lowered going in and out of this manhole. The contractor has completed that work and now the new manhole roof needs to be poured. That work will be sequenced with other concrete pours over the next few weeks. This area will then have the plates removed and a temporary asphalt patch on the roadway.

-- Manhole at Miller Avenue. This work has just begun. They have about 6-8 weeks of work at this manhole.

-- Lot 31A. All the support piles were drilled successfully. The area is currently being excavated for the conduit path. They expect to begin the actual conduit installation next week. There is still approximately 1 month's worth of work in Lot 31A and then they will be restoring the parking lot.

-- Conduit installation. The conduit installation is currently going on right at the intersection of Bethesda/Woodmont. They have completed some sections along Bethesda and will be connecting the network over the next few weeks. It is very tedious work in that they are keeping the intersection open so their segments are small. Following this work they will proceed back to the connection for the two manholes at Leland and Miller.

They expect to be out of the roadway with all repaired in June.