Bethesda, Maryland-based Washington Property Company has broken ground on a 22-story apartment high-rise in downtown Bethesda, which is expected to be completed in 2023.

The $107 million apartment community will be located at 7607 Old Georgetown Road at the intersection with Commerce Lane. It is the site of a former La Madeleine cafe, which closed permanently last November.


The upcoming Solaire high-rise at 7607 Old Georgetown Rd. in Bethesda. (Courtesy Washington Property Company)
This will be the seventh Solaire-branded apartment community Washington Property Company has delivered in the D.C. region, all within walking distance of Red Line Metro stops, including a 139-unit luxury apartment building nearby at 7100 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda.