Silver Spring’s tallest building will have a big food hall.

Developer Washington Property Co. breaks ground on a 26-story apartment building in downtown Silver Spring next year, and the building’s entire ground floor will be a food hall and market.

Washington Property has hired Colicchio Consulting, a food hall consultant, to help plan, design, program and set up the food hall and market in 15,000 square feet of ground floor space at Solaire 8200 Dixon. The 403-unit apartment building will break ground early next year at 8200 Dixon Ave. in Silver Spring, Maryland.“Food halls are not a trend or a fad,” said Colicchio Consulting founder Phil Colicchio. “They are an evolution in dining out, taking cues from the shared economy model.”