Gaithersburg

The City of Gaithersburg occupies 10 square miles in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland. The southeastern border of the City lies just 13 miles from the northwestern border of Washington, D.C., and 18.5 miles northwest of the U.S. Capitol Building. It is connected to Frederick and Rockville by Interstate 270, which also connects it with the Capital Beltway.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are headquartered in Gaithersburg. Other major employers in the city include IBM, ACE*COMM, Lockheed Martin, MedImmune, and Sodexho.

Shady Grove Station, the western terminus of the Red Line of the Washington Metro, is located just outside the city limits of Gaithersburg. Gaithersburg corporate apartment residents are served by WMATA Metrobus, Montgomery County Ride-On bus service and three MARC stations on the Brunswick Line- at downtown Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, and at Metropolitan Grove. The Montgomery County Airpark is located a short distance outside Gaithersburg city limits. It serves general aviation purposes and is the only airport in Montgomery County.

The Arts Barn gives Gaithersburg corporate apartment residents the opportunity to observe the creative process as artists work in their studios, to participate in workshops and classes and to enjoy musical and theatrical performances. The facility includes four artists-in-resident studios, an art gallery, and a museum shop on the first floor. The former barn loft has been transformed into a 99-seat theater for the performing arts.

Winter Lights is a seasonal event which features more than 380 illuminated vignettes and 65 animated displays in a 3.5 mile drive through beautiful Seneca Creek State Park. Theme areas for Gaithersburg corporate apartment residents to enjoy include Winter Woods, Teddy Bear Land, Victorian Village, North Pole, Toyland, and Penguin Cove.