The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council approved on Thursday evening the plan for the redevelopment of the site that was the longtime home of Lakeforest Mall. Jud Ashman wrote on Friday that “Last night was a pretty historic one for the City of Gaithersburg. We voted to approve a redevelopment plan for the Lakeforest property.”
The Mayor and Council voted 5-0, approving the plan to redevelop the existing Lakeforest Mall property with 1,600 residential units, 750,000 square feet of employment uses, 250,000 square feet of large format retail, and 220,000 square feet of commercial uses. Gaithersburg City Councilmember Neil Harris wrote the following on the plan’s approval, noting that demolition is now scheduled for 2025:
“Yesterday evening, we of the Gaithersburg City Council approved the plan for the redevelopment of the Lakeforest site, 102 acres in the heart of Gaithersburg that was formerly an enclosed shopping mall. This is a multi-billion-dollar investment in our city that will provide housing, jobs, shopping and dining opportunities. How we got here:…