Name (Please Print) Address (Please include Zip code and Apt. number) Edgemont Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Applications Community Meeting At Beth

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6 Name (Please Print) Address (Please include Zip code and Apt. number) Edgemont Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Applications Community Meeting At Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, West Room, Bethesda On June 14, 2017 at 7:00 pm Phone Number Address Would you like to receive project updates? Steven Aurecchia 7500 Woodmont Ave. #422 / Bethesda, MD S.AURECCHIA@VERIZON.NET x Mary Ferguson 4903 Edgemoor Lane #409, Bethesda, MD MaryKFerguson@aol.com Bonnie Hassler 4808 Moorland Lane #1302, Bethesda, MD bonniebhassler@gmail.com Marsha Mirsky 4808 Moorland Lane, #412, Bethesda, MD marshamirsky@earthlink.net x Danielle Spiegler 4808 Moorland Lane, #1203, Bethesda, MD danipnd@verizon.net Richard Havlik 7500 Woodmont Avenue #506, Bethesda, MD R-NHAVLIK@EROLS.COM Steve Groh 4808 Moorland Lane, #607, Bethesda, MD Sgroth71@gmail.com Moe Shahdad 8524 Thornden Terrace, Bethesda, MD mshatidad@yalhoo.com Jacqueline Buttimer 4903 Edgemoor Lane, #203, Bethesda, MD JACKEBUTTIMER@GMAIL.COM x Allan Glass 4853 Cordell Avenue, #614, Bethesda, MD Clears17@hotmail.com x Nelson Cooney 4912 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD N.Cooney@verizon.net x Judith McLean 7500 Woodmont Avenue, #618, Bethesda, MD jebmclean@aol.com x Toby Emsellem 7170 Woodmont Avenue, #C08 Bethesda, MD Tobala72@gmail.com x Neil & Cordelia Goldstein 7500 Woodmont Avenue, #715, Bethesda, MD Cordelia@verizon.net x Julie Cheh 4808 Moorland Lane, #605, Bethesda, MD juliecheh@gmail.com x Mark Faulkner 4500 Woodmont Ave., #116, Bethesda faylcon@gmail.com x Ferdinand Hassler 4808 Moorland Lane, #1302 fhassler@aol.com x Neil Tender 4808 Moorland Lane, #905, Bethesda, MD neiltender@yahoo.com Yes

7 Name (Please Print) Address (Please include Zip code and Apt. number) Edgemont Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Applications Community Meeting At Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, West Room, Bethesda On June 14, 2017 at 7:00 pm Phone Number Address Would you like to receive project updates? Otto Gonzalez 4808 Moorland Lane, #1005, Bethesda, MD Yes Ray Maisel 4808 Moorland Lane, $1006, Bethesda, MD Yes Kathleen Garcia 4808 Moorland Lane, #707, Bethesda, MD Yes Mindy Kursban 4808 Moorland Lane, #806, Bethesda, MD Yes David Kwiakowser 4808 Moorland Lane, #806, Bethesda, MD Yes Laura Dunlop 7500 Woodmont Avenue, #815, Bethesda, MD Yes Drew Emsellem 4903 Edgemoor Lane (the Edgemont) Yes Ben Hanson Yes

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9 4885 Edgemoor Lane Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Applications Community Meeting Location: Bethesda Regional Services Center Date: June 14, 2017 at 7:00 pm Meeting Minutes Attendees: On behalf of the Applicant, Equity Residential Ben Stoll, Vice President of Development; Federico Olivera-Sala, architect, SK+I Architectural Design Group and Pat Harris, Lerch, Early & Brewer. See community attendees on attached sign-in sheet. The meeting commenced at 7:05 p.m. Ben Stoll commenced the meeting by providing background on Equity Residential. He described the proposed residential building and gave an overview of the site layout and surrounding area. Ben noted that Equity Residential s only existing asset in Bethesda is the 122 unit Edgemont project adjacent to the 4885 Edgemoor property and that the proposed building would utilize the Edgemont s garage entrance and loading dock, which will avoid the need for additional curb-cuts. Ben described the 4885 Edgemoor Lane site and the surrounding area. Federico Olivera-Sala presented a power point describing the proposed multi-family building. The majority of the meeting was devoted to questions and comments from the attendees, as follows: Q: What is the width of the proposed sidewalk and what are your plans for the sidewalk? A: The building will be setback 15' from the back of curb. The existing pedestrian experience along this portion of Woodmont Avenue due to the retaining walls, narrow sidewalks and placement of poles and meters is in need of improvement. The proposed streetscape will provide a 15 setback, landscaping and pavers and will improve this portion of Woodmont Avenue. Q. Will the building encompass most of the land area? A. Yes, although it may be pulled back at the southeast corner to provide an enhanced entrance detail. Q. Will the building be setback along Edgemoor Lane, like the existing building? Note: The attendee commented that he would prefer that the building be setback. A. No, it will be built to the property line. The existing building was built at a time where setbacks from the street were more desirable; now the desired design brings the buildings up to the street. Q. Will the building be constructed up to the maximum 150' height?

10 A. Yes. Q. How many parking spaces will be provided? It would seem that most unit owners would have 2 cars. A. Approximately 75 spaces for the new building. The ratio is approximately.5 to.6 per unit, which based on Equity Residential s experience is what is needed in a metro oriented location, such as this. Q: What is the setback of the building from the northern property line? A: In-line with the existing Edgemont building. Q: Will there be balconies along the northern facade? We are concerned about the lack of privacy. A. There will be no balconies along the northern facade; the design is still in the early stages, but we anticipate balconies on the east and west facades. We can take a look at the balconies on the corners and whether some type of privacy screen can be incorporated in these balconies. Q. What materials will be on the northern facade? Again, we are concerned about privacy. A. We want to be sensitive to the relationship between the proposed building and the Christopher. Will look into this; the facade does not need to be completely transparent. It is early in process, but we will consider the privacy concerns as the design progresses. Q. Will additional height be added to the existing building? A. No. Q. Can you do anything about the phase 1 roof? It is not attractive, there are pipes sticking out and the mechanical equipment is noisy. A. I will look into this and report back to you. Q. What is occurring on the roof of the proposed building? A. Roof top amenities will be provided. We will shift the mechanical equipment as far to the south as possible, recognizing that there is a limit to how far south it can be shifted because of the elevator banks. The height is measured to the top of the flat roof and does not include the mechanical structure. Q. Are you considering ground floor retail? We would prefer no retail. A. It is unlikely that the building will include any ground floor retail. Q. What is your strategy for construction? It is a tight space and there will no doubt be an impact on the roadway

11 A. It is early in process, but we will need to prepare a construction phasing plan. You are correct that there may be an impact to the road but we will try to minimize this. One advantage we have is that we may be able to use the existing phase 1 property for staging, which will reduce impacts. Q. What is north of the breezeway? Is there the ability to landscape this area? A. This area will remain open and yes, we will landscape it. Q. Where will trash pick-up occur? A. In the same area as it is currently for the existing building. Q. Are you keeping the pool? A. Yes, and it is our intention that the amenities between the two buildings will be shared. Q. How many stories is 150'? A. 15 stories. The building will be comparable in height to the Christopher. Q. Was the entire site rezoned? I thought it was only the area where the house is located. A. The entire site was rezoned. Q. Will you need to replace existing trees? A. Yes, planting new trees on site will be part of the development requirements. EQR usually endeavors to plant nice size trees, sometimes greater than the minimum caliper required. Q. The mechanical equipment for the existing building is noisy and I am concerned about the noise from this proposed building. A. The building will be LEED certified and the mechanical systems have improved significantly since the time phase 1 was constructed. Q. I am concerned the building will block my light. Will you provide shadow studies? A. Yes, we will provide shadow studies. Given the shape of the building, the northern facade is only feet in width and therefore, there will be less impact than if the building were deeper along this northern side. Q. Are there time limits on when construction can occur? I am concerned about the noise during this period. A. Construction will need to adhere to the Montgomery County noise ordinance. Construction during the week cannot commence before 7:00 a.m. and there is a later start time on the weekends. Q. What are the future plans for Woodmont Avenue? I had understood it may be one way. A. This came up in the Sector Plan review. The project is providing dedication along the Woodmont Avenue frontage in accordance with the Sector Plan. The Sector Plan calls for an

12 ultimate right-of-way width which could accommodate a two-way street. The County will determine what exactly occurs within the right-of-way. It is our understanding that there are no current plans to change this portion of Woodmont Avenue into a two-way street. Q. What is the market for this product and what will the rents be? A. The population of the County is expected to increase 20% in the next 20 years so there is an anticipated market. The price point will be comparable to other similar projects in Bethesda. Q. Traffic is already heavy and this will increase the traffic on Woodmont Avenue and Edgemoor Lane. A. As part of our application we are required to review the existing traffic and the anticipated impact of the project. We are planning to use the existing curb cuts which will be desirable and minimize any impact in terms of vehicular or pedestrian circulation. Q. What are you offering to the County for the development? A. The CR zone requires that we reach 100 benefit points. We are in the process of determining what these will be, but they can be obtained through a variety of measures, including sustainability measures, providing art, improving the streetscape. Equity Residential has won awards for being the most sustainable apartment provider and we anticipate that this will be reflected in this project. Q. Are any of your buildings nonsmoking? A. Yes. Q. Will the building have fireplaces, because the fireplaces in the existing building create unpleasant smells. A. We are not providing fireplaces and will look into the issue of the fireplaces in the existing building. Q. Are there building setbacks because of fire code? A. Yes, the building code requires certain setbacks and we are adhering to these. Q. Are there requirements regarding wind? A. No. Q. Who will be responsible for snow removal until this building gets built. The current occupants have not maintained the sidewalks. A. I will make sure to convey this information to the owner. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8: