Brookside Forest, located between Sligo Creek Park and Brookside Gardens, is a leafy and residential Silver Spring neighborhood with curving streets and deep front lawns. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Brookside Gardens entrance on Glenallan Avenue, where garden paths, weekend foot traffic, and the nearby nature center set a calm, outdoorsy rhythm. Brick Colonials and mid-century ramblers sit under a dense tree canopy, with sidewalks that feel more like park connectors than commuter routes. Brookside Gardens and the adjacent Wheaton Regional Park add trails, picnic clearings, and seasonal displays to the daily backdrop. The Fillmore Silver Spring and AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center anchor nearby nights out with concerts and repertory film. Downtown Silver Spring’s independent dining corridor along Ellsworth Drive adds a polished, walkable counterpoint to the neighborhood’s quiet blocks.
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Market insights
8815 Glenville Rd · $760,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 41 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.4%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$760,000
Median sale price in this area is $473,941. (38% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Level entry to main floor
Basement with front entrance
Living area reported as estimated
Bedrooms
Two bedrooms on the main level
Two bedrooms on the first upper level
Two bedrooms on the second upper level
One bedroom on the first lower level
Bathrooms
One full bathroom on the main level
Two full bathrooms on the first upper level
Two full bathrooms on the second upper level
One full bathroom on the first lower level
Six full bathrooms total
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Stove
Laundry & utility
60+ gallon hot water tank
Heating & cooling
Central heating
Electric wall-unit cooling
Exterior features
No tidal water
Home design
Semi-detached property
Brick construction
Above-grade finished space (estimated 3,600 finished square feet)
Parking
Driveway
Off-street parking
Off-site parking available
Alley access
Construction
Brick exterior
Other foundation type
Above-grade structures
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Front-foot fee paid annually
Other
Ownership is fee simple
Electricity and solar
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The CRT zone is intended for small downtown, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented centers and edges of larger, more intense downtowns. Retail tenant ground floor footprints are limited to preserve the town center scale. Transit options may include light rail, Metro, and bus.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Day care facility
General retail
Restaurant
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Manufacturing
Hotel / motel
Mixed use
Office
Local insights from Redfin agents
Downtown Silver Spring, MD, is known for its vibrant mix of shopping, dining, and entertainment options, including venues like The Fillmore and the AFI Silver Theatre. It also features a walkable urban center with Metro, events, festivals, and a...