ASSOCIATED ESTATES TO BUILD $50M MD. APTS.

BETHESDA, MD. — Associated Estates Realty Corp. has acquired a 2.5-acre parcel, located at 7001 Arlington Rd. in Bethesda, to build the $50 million, 140-unit Dwell Bethesda. The apartment building will include 7,000 square feet of first floor retail space. Merit Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Estates, will act as construction manager. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2014.