Department of General Services

 Important Notices

• Groundbreaking for The Fillmore; Thursday, September 2; 11:00 a.m.; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring (Press Release)

• View Fillmore Project FAQs
• A Statement from Silver Spring Forward County Council approval clears the way for a Music Hall in Silver Spring (pdf)
• Montgomery County & Live Nation Sign Lease to Bring Live Music, Entertainment & Community Use Venue to Downtown Silver Spring; Substantial Annual Cash Profit to Public Estimated (Press Release)
• Summary of Estimated Silver Spring Music Venue Project Financial (pdf)
• Support of CE proposals for a ZTA and Subdivision Regulation Amendment to facilitate the development of A&E Districts throughout Montgomery County (pdf)
• Video (WMV)

The construction contract between Lee Development Group, Inc. and the James G. Davis Construction Corporation was executed in August, 2010.  The official groundbreaking for the project was on September 2. The contractor has begun the initial site work including site mobilization, façade support, construction of the pedestrian walkway, and required demolition. 

The Fillmore will create a dynamic new music, entertainment and community use venue in downtown Silver Spring. A unique public-private partnership between Montgomery County and Lee Development Group, the new music hall will preserve the historic façade of the old J.C.  Penney store site on Colesville Road owned by Lee Development Group – a site vacant for 18 years - and build a modern, new music and community use venue behind it. The State of Maryland and Montgomery County will contribute $4 million each, for a total of $8 million in public investment, toward the cost of building the facility, which will be owned by the County. Live Nation and the County entered into a lease agreement to operate the music venue.

• World-class entertainment from a diverse group of artists from all over the world coming to Silver Spring to play popular, rock and roll, jazz, country, folk, and other styles.
• Synergy with American Film Institute, Discovery Communications, and others to make things happen in Silver Spring that are happening nowhere else in the country.
• Significant free and discounted community use when performances are not being held.
• More customers for Silver Spring restaurants and businesses.
• A projected $1.7 million public benefit annually for the State and County - over and above construction costs.
• Montgomery County will own the donated land -- at an estimated value of $4 million -- and the facility.
• Live Nation will invest at least $2 million in the facility, will pay all utilities, and will assume responsibility for all upkeep and maintenance costs - including structural maintenance - on the County-owned building. No subsidies to Live Nation.
• Projected to open for business in fall, 2011.

“Silver Spring Forward’s central message all along is that the downtown
revitalization is not done. This is a huge step in creating a sparkling
entertainment district for the region.”

- Silver Spring Forward co-leader
Alan Friedman.

Projected completion date: Fall 2011

Civic Association Meeting (June 8, 2010)

Pre-submission Meeting for Site Plan (April 7, 2010)

Silver Spring TMD (March 4, 2010)

Pre-submission Meeting for Preliminary Plan and Project Plan (February 23, 2010)

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