SPEAK OUT: Can Olde Towne Gaithersburg Become A Local Destination?
Olde Towne Advisory Subcommittee hopes to turn Olde Towne Gaithersburg into a local destination.
At the mention of Olde Towne, too many people in the Gaithersburg area associate with Old Town Alexandria, something Olde Towne Advisory Subcommittee co-chair Lenny Levy said he hopes to change. Seeking new members, the subcommittee hopes to serve as "the eyes and ears of Olde Towne," and "find out what we can do to bring new business, new residential prospects and new people," Levy told Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney A. Katz and the City Council during Monday's annual commmittee briefings. Levy called the committee's major project, the Archstone community, "an attractive amenity" that will help kickstart progress on making Olde Towne a local destination. Archstone is a new apartment complex along East Diamond Avenue which will lease retail …
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Old Town Supporter
1:40 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Before you can attract the "right mix of retail tenants" the retailers need to see significant numbers of people with disposable income living in Old Towne. The Archstone project is just a small part of what needs to occur to both attract and retain this critical demographic. The more that the area can attract high earning 25 - 34 year olds the more that restaurants, boutiques and other … more ›