October 11, 2012 | by Staff Writer

Crown Groundbreaking (Video & Photos)

Gaithersburg leaders and senior staff joined Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and development representatives from SunBrook Partners, JBG Rosenfeld, Bozzuto Homes and other community leaders in a ceremonial groundbreaking for Crown, the largest mixed use development currently underway in Gaithersburg at the intersection of Fields Road and Sam Eig Highway. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

One of the hot topics at the groundbreaking was the announcement of some of the restaurants that have signed on to open in downtown Crown. The restaurants on tap are Coastal Flats, a Carolina-inspired seafood restaurant that is part of the Great American Restaurant Group; Asia Nine, a Thai and sushi bar with a popular location near the Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.; Chicago-based Roti Mediterranean Grill; French bakery La Madeleine; Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, a fast-casual eatery popular in the South; and Europe’s La Tagliatella—part of the AmRest Holdings business group, the largest operator of independent restaurants in Central and Eastern Europe—serving high-quality Italian fare.