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Thank you for staying engaged with us. Since our last update, we have heard directly from a number of neighbors about the perimeter fencing installed at the property, and we want to share changes the project team has made in response to that feedback. What's Changing Based on conversations with residents, the project team has made two meaningful adjustments to the site work currently underway: Improved pedestrian connectivity from Brookdale to the Metro. We heard clearly fr

Thank you for continuing to stay engaged with updates about Friendship Commons. As a follow-up to our recent update, we want to share an important milestone you may notice on the property beginning this week. What's Happening Next Now that GEICO has completed its relocation to its new Bethesda office, preparations are continuing to transition the Friendship Commons property toward future redevelopment. In the coming weeks, the project team expects to begin installing a peri

As we head into spring, we want to share a brief update on what's happening at the Friendship Commons site and what neighbors can expect in the weeks and months ahead. Where Things Stand Today In November 2025, the Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved the Preliminary Plan Amendment for the redevelopment of the site. This decision keeps future uses of the site aligned with existing County planning requirements. You may have seen news reports that GEICO has e

EYA and Bernstein Management Corp. are jointly under contract to acquire and redevelop GEICO's 514,000-square-foot former Friendship Heights headquarters into, initially, more than 500 residences, the firms say. Multiple outlets, including the Business Journal, previously reported that Bethesda 's EYA LLC and D.C.'s JM Zell Partners were jointly tackling the ambitious development, based on a letter to the community from an EYA attorney. But it is Bethesda-based Bernstein Man

Plans are coming into focus for how the sprawling former GEICO headquarters will be reimagined in Friendship Heights. On Thursday night, developer EYA outlined its plans at a community meeting for the 26-acre site bounded by Western Avenue, Willard Avenue and Friendship Boulevard ( map ), which will include townhomes, condos and apartments as well as a number of open green spaces. Read the full article at DC Urban Turf.

Bethesda ’ s EYA and D.C.’s JM Zell Partners will redevelop GEICO’s corporate campus in Chevy Chase, according to Bethesda Today. The insurance company has entered an agreement to sell the site to EYA, which specializes in townhomes and will lead the project at the 26-acre site at 5260 Western Ave., according to the report. A price was not disclosed. The plans call for up to 336 multifamily apartments across three buildings as well as 184 townhomes. No specific site plans hav

Bethesda-based townhome developer EYA and real estate firm JM Zell Partners of Washington, D.C., will lead the redevelopment of insurance company Geico’s corporate campus in Friendship Heights, according to an early February community letter from an attorney representing EYA. In a statement emailed Wednesday to Bethesda Today, Geico said the company has entered an agreement to sell the site to EYA, and the Bethesda developer would lead the project. The agreement marks a “sign