Prince George's County Development News

[adelphi_sky]

With so much going on in Prince Georges County, I've decided to create a thread on developments going on there. Current developments include National Harbor, East Campus, Konterra, Greenbelt Station, Hyattsville Arts District, M Square, University Town Center, Metro Shops at Prince Georges Plaza Metro, and others. I believe this warrants a sticky thread. I contacted one of teh administrators. We'll see.

[Infoman]

There is a lot of developments in p.g. But I always wanted p.g. To have a major city. Moco has like 3 or 4

[hpal3]

Originally Posted by Infoman

There is a lot of developments in p.g. But I always wanted p.g. To have a major city. Moco has like 3 or 4

"It's all about the benjamins"

PG County has quite a few large cities within the county ie; Laurel, Greenbelt,
Hyattsville, College Park & Upper Marlboro etc.
What the county is missing are business hubs such as Silver Spring and Bethesda. When I refer to "benjamins" I mean economics.
National Harbor is PG's answer to SS and Bethesda. I could see
Greenbelt or Laurel's Konterra also become hubs that will add to the county's
business and tax base.

[JAB323]

It's Prince George's County. To sum it all up it has taken this long since the departure of middle class families from PG for a development "boom" to occur. There are close in parts of Oxon Hill, Clinton, Fort Washington, that are relatively rural. You would never see an area of that proximity to D.C. undeveloped in Montgomery or Fairfax.

[Infoman]

Thats wat I meant it lacks major business hubs.

[hpal3]

Are there any renderings of Greenbelt Station yet? If so, please post.

[hpal3]

Mixed-use project near Muirkirk MARC station awaits county approval
by Anath Hartmann | Staff Writer
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Construction on the southern portion of The Brick Yard, a $500 million, mixed-use development on Muirkirk Road in Laurel, could begin by the end of the year. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission approved the project’s two site plans.


On May 15, Park and Planning approved with several conditions both the preliminary and detailed site plans for the development’s southern portion — 63-plus acres of land on which Dallas-based developer Jackson-Shaw plans to erect residential, office and retail space. Park and Planning staff recommendations include a noise study, due to the proximity of railroad tracks to the proposed homes, and a tree conservation plan.
The plans now go to the County Council for final approval.

Plans for the northern portion of the site, about 57 acres of office and retail space, received approval about 18 months ago.

‘‘We have a total of seven buildings which we will open in late 2008,” said Thomas Aylward, a vice president for Jackson-Shaw.

Tenants have already signed leases to move in this summer, Aylward said. These tenants include Freestate Electric, Carpet ‘N Things — which will have its headquarters and distribution facility in the development — and American Mechanical Services.

The southern portion of the development is to be a MARC Planned Community, a development built close to a MARC train station with the purpose of making mass transit more readily available to residents. It will have approximately 1,265 houses, apartments and townhouses, as well as nearly 30,000 square feet of retail and office space, clustered around the Muirkirk MARC station.

The Brick Yard will join several new or redesigned developments in Prince George’s County that will be marketed to an upscale clientele.

Konterra Realty plans to break ground on a 2,200-acre, mixed-use development known as Konterra early next year in unincorporated Laurel. And Laurel Commons, the soon to-be-revamped former Laurel Mall on Baltimore Avenue in the city of Laurel, is set to begin its redevelopment next year.

While members of the West Laurel Civic Association have voiced concerns about Konterra’s impact on traffic, association president Mary Lehman said the group has not formed an official position on The Brick Yard.

‘‘It’s not a project we’ve tracked that closely as a community,” she said. ‘‘Konterra ... is much larger and closer to West Laurel, and it’ll have a more direct impact on us in terms of traffic.”

She added that she saw a need in the community for public transportation near housing developments and hoped future residents of The Brick Yard would take advantage of the MARC service.

Karen Coakley, president of the Beltsville Citizens Association, said her group has long been in favor of The Brick Yard.

‘‘We’ve been supportive of the project since they came to us about five years ago and we have supported the various renditions,” she said. ‘‘It fits with the direction [in which the county is trying to move] to increase the capacity of the different transportation hubs.”

Because The Brick Yard site was devoted to brick manufacturing for about 130 years, the land required reclamation, a process that has taken Jackson-Shaw about three years, Aylward said.

Greenbelt resident Bill Orleans, who spoke at the hearing, said he was concerned about the development’s environmental impact.

‘‘With ... ongoing development on either side of Route 1 ... it would seem to me this is just going to encourage further degradation of the watersheds,” he said.

But Aylward said The Brick Yard’s arrival would mean a vast improvement over the presence of the brick-manufacturing site, which had no checks in place to curb sediment runoff.

He added that the developer would use much of the building material left from the mining site in its own construction.

E-mail Anath Hartmann at ahartmann@gazette.net.

[hpal3]

http://www.the-brick-yard.com/

[hpal3]

http://www.shoplaurelcommons.com/pdf...s_May_2008.pdf

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by hpal3

http://www.shoplaurelcommons.com/pdf...s_May_2008.pdf

Very nice! I work five minutes from there. It would be a great place to have lunch and pick up stuff after work. Right now, it's a shell like Landover Mall was. Just a bunch of discount stores and shops geared towards urban youth. It's really sad.

[adelphi_sky]

The Towne Center Part:

image hosted on flickr



Greenbelt Station Conceptual Plan

[adelphi_sky]

Here are a few pics of the planned Cafritz property redevelopment in College Park:

[sovman]

Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

The Towne Center Part:

image hosted on flickr

oh WOW. I saw that and first thought "Arlington?" That looks phenomenal!

[adelphi_sky]

If and once it gets started, I wonder if it will be built as fast as National Harbor. Or is it one of those 20 year deals?

[sovman]

Ugh I hope not.

[Infoman]

Im jus noticing dat p.g. county is developing too. I mean like a lot.

[cityman1100]

Anyone heard anything about Woodmore Town Centre?

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by cityman1100

Anyone heard anything about Woodmore Town Centre?

Ask and you shall receive!

Jun 12, 2008
Mixed-Use Project Takes 1st Breath

Mixed-Use Project Takes 1st Breath
Glenarden Development Expected to Yield Thousands of Jobs

By Natalie McGill
Gazette Staff Writer
Thursday, June 12, 2008; PG05, Washington Post

Ground was broken last week on a $500 million, 245-acre mixed-use development in Glenarden that is expected to create thousands of jobs.

Terry Richardson, executive vice president of project partner Petrie Ross Ventures, said construction will begin on Woodmore Towne Centre at Glenarden within two weeks. The development, behind St. Joseph Catholic Church near St. Joseph's Drive, will feature 2 million square feet of retail, including a Wegmans supermarket, a Costco and a Best Buy, and will bring in more than 6,000 jobs, he said.

The project, a combined effort of Greenberg Gibbons Commercial, Hovnanian Land Investment Group and Petrie Ross, is expected to be complete by spring 2010.

County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) said he was excited that Annapolis-based Petrie Ross, which also developed Largo Commons and the Centre at Forestville, chose Prince George's County once again for its project. Petrie Ross Chairman Walt Petrie said the retail operations at the center are expected to bring in $30 million a year in sales tax revenue.

Glenarden Mayor Gail Parker Carter said the high-end retail presence, particularly Wegmans, is a highlight.

"It's new to the area, first of all; secondly, it's upscale," Carter said. "I just think the citizens are happy that something of this level is coming to Glenarden."

Richardson said Petrie Ross will build 1 million square feet of office space and 800,000 square feet of retail space, while K. Hovnanian Homes will build 1,000 residential units, including single-family houses, townhouses and apartments. Richardson said there will be $10 million in road improvements, including widening Route 202 and St. Joseph Drive and adding turn lanes.

Business partners Kareem Abdus-Salaam and Bill Youngblood of Woodmore Hospitality Management will develop and manage two chain hotels, which Abdus-Salaam declined to name because details are still being worked out. He said that one will be a full-service hotel with a conference center and that the second will offer limited service.

Abdus-Salaam said the opportunity to "live, work and play at one place" drew him to the project.

"It gives you a central place, a sense of identity in Prince George's County," he said.

[adelphi_sky]

Here's sort of a different rendering for Greenbelt Station. Also, there's a Petrie-Ross link for more detailed info.

http://www.petrieross.com/portfolioDetail.aspx?id=24

[rockin'.baltimorean]

wonderful renderings!!!