Historic Theater Evolves into Mixed-Use Property

BETHESDA, MD-The last wall has gone up and the doors have opened at the Whitney at Bethesda Theatre, a 253-unit luxury apartment development. Developers the Bozzuto Group and Smith Payes LLC relied on Donohoe Construction Co. to build the $75-million project. With the assistance of Weihe Design Group Architecture, Bozzuto and Smith Payes were able to preserve the historically significant 1930′s-era Bethesda Theatre design while redeveloping the property into a residential dwelling.

Located on a corner spot at 7707 Wisconsin Ave., the new high-end multifamily development boasts the best of both worlds as far as location is concerned. It sports an entry on a bustling street and a side-street presence on a residential avenue. Two-hundred-and-five of the Whitney’s living quarters, atop the theatre segment, are contained within an 11-story structure, and 39 more apartments are housed in the adjoining low-rise building. In addition, there are nine townhouses in the complex.