Demolition has begun at the site of an eight-story former office building off of Columbia Pike, making way for a 16-home townhouse redevelopment.
Crews got to work last week tearing down a garage structure at 2300 9th Street S., preparing to demolish the 1970s-era office building beginning next week. That teardown is expected to take four to six weeks, according to a notice shared with nearby residents.
Outdoor construction activity at the site near the Giant in Penrose is permitted from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, according to a notice posted at the site.
Construction on the planned Bradbury Square community is expected to begin shortly after the demo wraps. Each home will have four or five bedrooms and most units have two-vehicle garages.
The homes will be developed in three “sticks” of units, facing 9th Street S. to the north, S. Wayne Street to the east and S. Adams Street to the west. Each townhouse will consist of one individually owned dwelling unit, with widths ranging from 18 to 20 feet.
Former property owner BoundTrain Real Estate auctioned off the current office building at 2300 9th Street S. in June 2023, the Washington Business Journal reported. The Falls Church-based firm had originally hoped to renovate the property and retain tenants who were “fleeing to quality,” but those plans never came to fruition.
The County Board approved plans for the project in December 2024.
