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Former Silver Spring Library Redevelopment

8901 Colesville Rd

Silver Spring, MD 20902

Project Team

Montgomery County Government
Department of General Services

Office of Planning and Development
Ronnie Warner, Chief
240-777-6071

Questions regarding construction, contact Joe Horton, Vice President of Operation, Percontee at [email protected].

Questions regarding the new child care, contact Myrna Peralta, President and CEO, CentroNia at [email protected].

Current Status: Under Construction

Montgomery County selected the Martha B. Gudelsky Child Development Center (MBGCDC) & CentroNia team to develop the former Silver Spring Library site for use as an early childhood education and development center. The County Executive transmitted the Executive Order declaring the site is no longer needed for public use to the Council on March 4, 2019. The public hearing on this Declaration of No Further Need (DNFN) was held on April 10, 2019. The DNFN was approved by the County Council on July 9, 2019. The Planning Board approved a preliminary Forest Conservation Plan and a modified Conditional Use application on September 24, 2020. The Conditional Use application was approved by the Hearing Examiner on October 12, 2020. The Preliminary Plan was approved by the Planning Board on March 25, 2021. The building plans were submitted to the Department of Permitting Services for permits in June 2022 and permits were received the following year.

The County entered into the ground lease in August 2023. The developer subsequently began renovations. Construction is anticipated to be completed summer 2024. CentroNia expects to start rolling enrollment in September with full enrollment by the end of the year.

Upon completion of the project, 12 parking spaces will be reserved for park patrons. The spaces will have a three-hour limit and will be available during the hours the Ellsworth Urban Park is open, except Monday – Friday 8 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 6 pm.

Click here to read a MoCo 360 article about the project, published in December 2023.

The County entered into a long-term ground lease with its developer partner to provide an early childhood education and development center at the site of the former Silver Spring Library.

The Martha B. Gudelsky Child Development Center, Inc. is substantially renovating the existing building and, upon completion of the renovations, will open a licensed early childhood care, education and development facility to be operated by CentroNia for a minimum of 120 children ages 0 to 5 years old. A minimum of 75% of the attendees served by the Early Care Programs will come from families that are eligible under Federal guidelines for free and reduced lunch. The project also will include a minimum of 450 square feet of multi-purpose space that will be made available for use by the general community when not needed for the child care program.

Click here for information on the redevelopment plans.
Conditional Use Application – Planning Board Staff Report
Conditional Use Hearing Examiner Notice
Planning Board Resolution for Preliminary Plan