Welcome to the Upper Rock District, Rockville's newest mixed-use community, located at the intersection of I-270 and Shady Grove Road.

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   Upper Rock District Project Timeline
   Use Permit Processing    Second Half 2005
   Construction Permitting    First Half 2006
   Start Construction    End of 2006
   Sales Begin    End of 2006
   First Deliveries    2008
 
Project Features


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The Upper Rock District will feature loft style units in select buildings featuring tall ceilings, hardwood floors, and industrial finishes.

Live/work residences will feature two level units with space on the first floor facing the street that can be used as a residential or commercial use with residential living space above. This unique style of unit allows the resident to operate a private business attached to their own home.

The development will incorporate several sustainable design technologies including green roofs and use a LEED system to score its buildings in terms of efficiency and environmental balance.

Upper Rock will incorporate an extensive art program in public areas including an Art Wall along Interstate Highway 270.

The community will feature a retail incubator building which will house small, entrepreneurial retail professions and trades and will exclude “chain” retailers.

Shuttle service will allow residents easy access to Metro’s Red Line via the Shady Grove Metro Station.

The community will feature a series of vibrant parks, plazas and public areas throughout.

The future Corridor Cities Transitway will stop just a few short blocks from the Upper Rock District in neighboring King Farm, allowing for easy pedestrian access the public transportation.

The developer will make several improvements to existing intersections and roadways in the area allowing for better traffic movement and a safer pedestrian environment.

106 moderately priced units will be provided on site and reserved for seniors.

 

 

Upper Rock by the numbers:

 

 

844
Condominiums and Apartments

7,250
Square feet of retail space
106
Moderately priced dwelling units for seniors
9,000
Square foot restaurant
20
Total Acres


Developer's Statement

If Suburbia is to thrive in the 21st century, a place must be created that captures the imagination of the young, educated ‘creative class’. No longer seduced by office parks with out-dated marble lobbies, these workers are attracted to loft living and downtown intensity that reflects their self-image as ‘worker-as-artist’.

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