News and Press

Bethesda Magazine listed New Mark Commons as one of 8 Great ‘Affordable’ Neighborhoods in its March-April 2018 issue. Caralee Adams’s article identified Bethesda-area neighborhoods with nice houses, a strong sense of community, a convenient location—and the relatively...

RockvilleView.com | Aug 2, 2016 By Pat Reber On Monday Rockville Mayor and Council unanimously agreed to support efforts to place the west Rockville neighborhood of New Mark Commons on the National Register of Historic Places – a federal designation that would...

New Mark Receives Two Environmental Awards The Rockville Mayor and Council in combination with the Rockville Environment Commission awarded New Mark Commons an Environmental Excellence Award on February 23, 2009 for outstanding leadership in environmental practices in...

Washington Post AT HOME Magazine | Summer 2008 “Bewitched by Water: Whether it’s biological or psychological, there’s no denying the allure of H2O.” By Joyce Gemperlein Real estate agents hear it all the time:  There’s been a mistake, a serious environmental...

“From the first view of the lake entering New Mark Commons, continuing along New Mark Esplanade, its single main thoroughfare, to the village center, the resident or visitor will be aware of being in a different kind of residential environment, one which provides...

The Gazette | March 2004 Excerpts from “The Antidote to Same Old Suburbia.” Designed in the mid-1960s as the antidote to cookie-cutter suburban development, New Mark Commons is gaining attention for its well-preserved modernist design. "These are very high-quality...

The Washington Post. | May 13, 2000. “Uncommon Attractions in New Mark Commons.” By Diane Kittower New Mark Commons in Rockville manages to encourage neighborliness yet still offer privacy. That's not accidental. The neighborhood, completed in 1974, is a "planned unit...