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Real estate developer bought land near I-270 and Shady Grove Road from Jack Wamsley and other landowners between 1952 and 1955.[1][2] Montgomery County approved Eig's permit application to build a 100-room motel on the property, which was expected to cost $1 million.[2] In 1959, Eig announced his plans to build a 34-acre apartment development in the middle of an 18-hole golf course near his proposed Washingtonian Motel.[3] The following year, Montgomery County approved a request to change the site's zoning to allow for the residential apartments on the site.[4] It took Eig five years to secure financing for the project, and construction began in 1965.[4] Eig named it Washingtonian Towers.[5] By 1966, Washingtonian Towers was complete, and the 282-foot building was the tallest building in the Washington metropolitan area.[6] Soon after the completion of Washingtonian Towers, Eig began building a second 18-hole golf course nearby.[7] Washingtonian Towers were fully leased in two years.[8]
When the Montgomery County Planning Board voted to approve a proposal to build an Outer Beltway next to Eig's property, he sued the planning board, arguing that the Planning Board had no jurisdiction to approve building roads adjacent to the City of Gaithersburg.[9] The lawsuit delayed the approval of the Outer Beltway plan by the Montgomery County Council, but the Council ultimately voted to approve the plan.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas, Walter B. (December 25, 1966). "After Half Century, Sam Eig Is Still a 'Pioneering' Builder". The Washington Post. p. C6.
- ^ a b "[https://search.proquest.com/docview/148599010/ADB2829D0874773PQ/33 Eig Given Permit for $1 Million Motel". The Washington Post. August 18, 1955. p. 12.
- ^ "Eig Reveals Big Apartment Site". The Washington Post. December 29, 1959. p. B2.
- ^ a b Kendrick, Thomas R. (February 24, 1965). "26-Story, 262 Ft. Tower Goes Up Near Rockville". The Washington Post. p. B5.
- ^ "Eig's New Skyriser". The Washington Post. p. E8.
- ^ "Sam Eig Hits New Peak In Apartment Living: Tallest High-Rise Completed". The Washington Post. April 2, 1966. p. F1.
- ^ "Apartment Building Cited". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1966. p. F10.
- ^ "Washingtonian". The Washington Post. March 22, 1960. p. C22.
- ^ Mann, Jim (June 18, 1970). "3 Firms Sue to Block Plans on Outer Beltway". The Washington Post. p. B.
- ^ Hardy, David W. (December 16, 1970). "Outer Beltway Plan Stalled by Court: Relieving Traffic". The Washington Post. p. B4.
- ^ Hardy, David W. (December 17, 1970). "Court Ruling Sought in Beltway Feud". The Washington Post. p. A34.