The busy corridor is quickly maturing into a vibrant, urban hub
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| #1 Liquor is the lone holdout on this block of US Route 1 in College Park after being surrounded by high-density residential development Photo credit: Google StreetView |
College Park, Maryland is home to the flagship campus of the University of Maryland (UMD), but has frequently been criticized as a middling college town, especially compared to other well-known college towns around the country such as Berkeley, CA and Ann Arbor, MI. Critics have given a number of reasons as to why College Park is considered to be a mediocre college town:
- the lack of quality retail establishments
- a heavily congested main road artery lined with not-so-attractive businesses
- poor access to the existing rail transit station
- a relatively high crime rate.
The major transportation corridor for College Park and its neighbors is US Route 1 (Baltimore Ave./Rhode Island Ave.)--the national highway famous for connecting Maine and Florida. In addition to being the area's busiest vehicular artery, it has also been its primary commercial strip for nearly 100 years. Although there has been a steady stream of new development projects going up around College Park in recent years, many obsolete buildings, and the street itself seem to be stuck in a time warp.
Fortunately, the recently funded reconstruction of US Route 1, which will include widening, the addition of bike lanes, and a much improved environment for pedestrians which will do a lot to alleviate congestion and improve mobility.
Just as important, as far as transportation infrastructure is concerned, is the Purple Line light rail line, which will be built through the heart of the UMD campus to connect the school to the existing College Park Metro/MARC rail station, as well as the commercial hubs of downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring.
Notably, the high-quality projects coming to the Route 1 Corridor are attracting nationally recognized names such as: CVS, Hyatt, Choice Hotel's premium Cambria Suites brand, Whole Foods (opening its first store in the county), and Target (which is opening one of its first urban-format TargetExpress stores in the country).
Continue reading for a list of all the mixed-use development projects recently completed (past 10 years), planned, or under construction in the Route 1 Corridor in College Park and beyond:
*Remember to check my comprehensive Urban Development Map for more details on these development projects and others in the area.
Camden College Park
Location: 9600 Milestone Way
Developer: Clark Construction
Developer: Clark Construction
Height: 4 stories
Details: 507 apartment units in connected buildings with 11,545 sq.ft. of restaurant space, and a 3,891 sq.ft. bank
Status: Delivered (2007)
TownPlace Suites
Location: 9620-9624 Baltimore Ave
Location: 9620-9624 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Baywood Hotels
Height: 4 stories
Height: 4 stories
Details: 75-room extended stay hotel
Status: Approved. Construction was originally scheduled to begin fall 2014 and last about a year
Mazza Grandmarc
Location: 9530 Baltimore Ave
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Location: 9530 Baltimore Ave
Developer: PPC/CHP LLC
Height: 4 stories
Details: 231-unit residential building for graduate student housing
Status: Delivered (2010)
Monument Village
Monument Village
Location: 9122-9128 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Monument Realty
Developer: Monument Realty
Height: 5 stories
Details: 235-unit residential building with 4,800-sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: Under Construction. Delivery scheduled for spring 2016
The Boulevard
Location: 9091 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Metropolitan Development Group
Height: 5 stories
Details: 238-unit residential apartment building with 4,133 sq ft of ground-floor retail
Status: In permitting. Delivery expected 2017
The Enclave at 8700
The Enclave at 8700
Location: 8700 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Star Development Group
Height: 7 stories
Details: 177-unit student housing residential building with 9,487 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space
Status: Delivered (2011)
University Hotel and Conference Center
Oakland Hall
Developer: University of Maryland/Clark Builders Group
Prince Frederick Hall
South Campus Commons
Beyond College Park: Gateway Arts District
Further down Route 1, beginning in Hyattsville and stretching all the way to the Washington D.C. border, is the rapidly growing Gateway Arts District Corridor. In the late 1990s, four small, densely-populated municipalities along Route 1—Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood, and Hyattsville—joined forces to create the Gateway Arts District, an initiative designed to revitalize a two-mile stretch of the historic U.S. Route 1 Corridor in Prince George’s County through an infusion of artists and arts facilities. The initiative has so far been a success, revitalizing the neighborhoods along Route 1 and creating living and working space designed for artists within a very diverse and burgeoning mixed-use environment.
Best Western Plus
Location: 8419 Baltimore Avenue
Location: 8419 Baltimore Avenue
Developer: Vasu LLC
Height: 4 stories
Details: 50-room hotel replacing existing College Park Motel
Status: Delivered (2013)
College Park Place
Location: 8315 Baltimore Ave.
Location: 8315 Baltimore Ave.
Developer: Southern Management
Height: 6 stories
Details: 156-room Cambria Suites (originally a Courtyard) hotel with 24,530 sq. ft. of ground floor retail and 293-space parking garage
Status: Under Construction
Alta at Berwyn House
Location: 4700 Berwyn House Rd
Location: 4700 Berwyn House Rd
Developer: Wood Partners
Height: 6/7 stories
Details: 275-unit residential apartment building with 1,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: Under Construction
University View I
Location: 8204 Baltimore Ave
Location: 8204 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Clark Builders Group/Otis Warren/ Steve McBride
Height: 16 stories
Details: 352-unit student housing high-rise
Status: Delivered (2005)
Status: Delivered (2005)
University View II
Location: 8300 Baltimore Ave
Location: 8300 Baltimore Ave
Developer: Clark Builders Group/Otis Warren/ Steve McBride
Height: 12 stories
Details:154-unit student housing high-rise with 8,807 sq. ft. of ground floor retail. Originally intended as an office building that would have been leased by UMD
Status: Delivered (2010)
University View Village
Location: 8400 Baltimore Ave.
Location: 8400 Baltimore Ave.
Developer: Clark Builders Group/Otis Warren/ Steve McBride
Height: 9 stories
Details: 272-unit student housing building with 18.960 sq. ft. of retail space
Status: Approved. Site to be sold to another developer
The Varsity
Location: 8150 Baltimore Ave.
Location: 8150 Baltimore Ave.
Developer: Mark Vogel/Clark Builders Group
Height: 6 stories
Details: 258 units (901 beds) of student housing and 20,019 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space
Status: Delivered (2011)
University Hotel and Conference Center
Location: Baltimore Ave. at Paint Branch Pkwy.
Developer: Southern Management/University of Maryland
Height: 9 stories.
Details: 294-room hotel with 43,000 sq. ft. of conferencing space and up to 200 parking spots. Part of new Route 1 long-term development initiative that supplanted East Campus Project
Status: Under Construction. Delivery scheduled for fall 2016
Domain at College Park
Location: 3711 Campus Dr.
Location: 3711 Campus Dr.
Developer: JBG Companies
Height: 5 stories
Details: 256 residential units of student housing and 10,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space
Status: Delivered (2013)
Status: Delivered (2013)
Landmark College Park
Location: 4500 College Ave.
Location: 4500 College Ave.
Developer: CA Student Living
Height: 6 stories
Details: 287-unit residential building, with 13,844 sq. ft. of ground floor retail on site of Maryland Book Exchange
Status: Delivered (2015)
Terrapin Row/Knox Village
Location:
Quality Inn/Rosenfeld Redevelopment Phase I
On Campus (UMD Projects)
While private sector development activity has been booming up and down Route 1, the largest (non-federal) landowner in the region hasn't been sitting on the sidelines. From academic buildings to residence halls, the University of Maryland has been actively adding new buildings to its campus over the past few years, and those development activities have only intensified under the current administration. Recently, the University has begun efforts to support development beyond the campus boundaries via public-private partnerships to improve the appeal of College Park for students, current and prospective residents, visitors , and employees. The Hotel and Conference Center was only the beginning of this "Greater College Park" initiative.
Terrapin Row/Knox Village
Location:
Developer: Toll Brothers
Height: 5-6 stories
Details: two 6-story and one 5-story buildings, and three 4-story townhouse-like structures with 445 apartment units (1,500+ beds), 12,325 sq ft of retail space, and a 470 space parking structure
Status: Under Construction. Delivery expected fall 2016
Quality Inn/Rosenfeld Redevelopment Phase I
Location: 7200 Baltimore Ave.
Developer: University of Maryland/JBG Companies
Height: 6 stories
Details: 320-unit residential apartment building with 37,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: In planning stages. Delivery expected 2019
Quality Inn/Rosenfeld Redevelopment Phase II
Location: 7242 Baltimore Ave
Location: 7242 Baltimore Ave
Developer: University of Maryland/JBG Companies
Height: 6 stories
Details: 282-unit residential building with 33,400 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: In planning stages. Delivery expected 2020
On Campus (UMD Projects)
While private sector development activity has been booming up and down Route 1, the largest (non-federal) landowner in the region hasn't been sitting on the sidelines. From academic buildings to residence halls, the University of Maryland has been actively adding new buildings to its campus over the past few years, and those development activities have only intensified under the current administration. Recently, the University has begun efforts to support development beyond the campus boundaries via public-private partnerships to improve the appeal of College Park for students, current and prospective residents, visitors , and employees. The Hotel and Conference Center was only the beginning of this "Greater College Park" initiative.
Oakland Hall
Developer: University of Maryland/Clark Builders Group
Height: 9 stories
Details: 709-bed student residence hall
Status: Delivered (2011)
Knight Hall
Knight Hall
Developer: University of Maryland
Height: 3 stories
Details: 53,400 sq. ft. educational building for Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Status: Delivered (2010)
Prince Frederick Hall
Developer: University of Maryland
Height: 7 stories
Details: 470-bed student residence hall
Status: Delivered (2014)
South Campus Commons
Developer: Capstone Development Partners
Height: 9 stories
Details: 370-bed residential student apartment building. Final phase of 7-building South Campus Commons development
Status: Delivered (2010)
Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center
Developer: University of Maryland
Height: 3 stories
Height: 3 stories
Details: 95,800 sq ft education building with classroom space and lecture halls
Status: Under Construction. Delivery scheduled for 2016
A. James Clark Hall
Developer: University of Maryland
A. James Clark Hall
Developer: University of Maryland
Height: 6 stories
Details: 184,000 sq. ft. educational building
Status: Under Construction. Delivery scheduled for 2017
Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation
Developer: University of Maryland
Physical Sciences Complex
Developer: University of Maryland
Height: 4 stories
Details: 160,246 sq. ft. educational facility
Status: Delivered (2013)
Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation
Height: 7 stories
Details: Educational building for Dept. of Computer Science
Status: In planning stages. Partially funded thanks to record $30m donation from alumni Brendan Iribe as well as donations from other alumni and faculty. Total cost is $138 million
Beyond College Park: Riverdale Park
Barely a half mile south of College Park on Route 1 is Riverdale Park, which is home to the largest private development project along the corridor--Riverdale Park station. The 2 million square foot development is notable for being home to Prince George's County's first Whole Foods Market, which is set to open in less than a year. The first phase also includes a bridge over the adjacent CSX/MARC tracks to the Metro/MARC and future Purple Line station, greatly improving mobility in the area. Overall, the first phase of the project will include nearly 200,000 sq. ft. of retail space, 126 townhomes, 855 multifamily units, and a 120-room hotel.
Barely a half mile south of College Park on Route 1 is Riverdale Park, which is home to the largest private development project along the corridor--Riverdale Park station. The 2 million square foot development is notable for being home to Prince George's County's first Whole Foods Market, which is set to open in less than a year. The first phase also includes a bridge over the adjacent CSX/MARC tracks to the Metro/MARC and future Purple Line station, greatly improving mobility in the area. Overall, the first phase of the project will include nearly 200,000 sq. ft. of retail space, 126 townhomes, 855 multifamily units, and a 120-room hotel.
Hyatt House at Riverdale Park Station
Location: Riverdale Park Station on US Route 1
Location: Riverdale Park Station on US Route 1
Developer: Calvin Cafritz Enterprises
Height: 6 stories
Details: 120-room hotel in mixed-use center with single-family and multifamily units and retail anchored by Whole Foods
Status: Planned. Delivery expected by late 2017
Riverdale Park Station (Phase I) Multifamily
Location: Riverdale Park Station on US Route 1
Location: Riverdale Park Station on US Route 1
Developer: Calvin Cafritz Enterprises
Height: 5 stories
Details: two residential multifamily buildings with 200 and 72 units to be constructed as part of Phase I
Status: Approved. Groundbreaking schedule unknown
Beyond College Park: Gateway Arts District
Further down Route 1, beginning in Hyattsville and stretching all the way to the Washington D.C. border, is the rapidly growing Gateway Arts District Corridor. In the late 1990s, four small, densely-populated municipalities along Route 1—Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood, and Hyattsville—joined forces to create the Gateway Arts District, an initiative designed to revitalize a two-mile stretch of the historic U.S. Route 1 Corridor in Prince George’s County through an infusion of artists and arts facilities. The initiative has so far been a success, revitalizing the neighborhoods along Route 1 and creating living and working space designed for artists within a very diverse and burgeoning mixed-use environment.
Palette at Arts District
Location: 5501 45th Ave. Hyattsville
Location: 5501 45th Ave. Hyattsville
Developer: Woodfield Investments/EYA
Height: 5 stories
Details: 243-unit residential apartment units and 4,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space. Multifamily component of massive $200 million mixed-use retail/residential Arts District along Route 1 in downtown Hyattsville
Status: Delivered. (2013)
Renaissance Square
Location: 4307 Jefferson St, Hyattsville
Location: 4307 Jefferson St, Hyattsville
Developer: Housing Initiative Partnership
Height: 4 stories
Details: 44-unit residential building providing affordable housing for artists and features artistry throughout the building. The development features several green features including low-flow plumbing, green roofs, and a variety of recycled materials.
Status: Delivered. (2013)
Mount Rainier Artist Lofts
Location: 3301 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier
Location: 3301 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier
Developer: Gateway Community Development Corporation
Height: 4 stories
Details: 44-unit live/work residential building providing affordable housing for artists with 7,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: Delivered. (2005)
Mt. Rainier Gateway
Location: 3200 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier
Location: 3200 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier
Developer: Neighborhood Development Company/Streetsense
Height: 6 stories
Details: 208-unit residential apartment building with 20,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail
Status: Under Construction
Studio 3807
Location: 3807 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood
Location: 3807 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood
Developer: Landex Companies
Height: 5/6 stories
Details: 147-unit residential apartment unit with 6,000 sq. ft. of artist work space and 6,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space
Status: Under Construction
Beyond College Park: Route 1 North
In the past few years, new development on the Route 1 Corridor has expanded beyond the Beltway as well, including in the community of Beltsville and the city of Laurel. For the sake of not making this post even longer than it is, they're not detailed here, but you can find info on them on my Urban Development Map.
Also on the map are the many projects planned for the areas around the College Park, Hyattsville, and Greenbelt Metro/MARC/future Purple Line stations. These will be discussed in a later post, about TOD in Prince George's County.
In the past few years, new development on the Route 1 Corridor has expanded beyond the Beltway as well, including in the community of Beltsville and the city of Laurel. For the sake of not making this post even longer than it is, they're not detailed here, but you can find info on them on my Urban Development Map.
Also on the map are the many projects planned for the areas around the College Park, Hyattsville, and Greenbelt Metro/MARC/future Purple Line stations. These will be discussed in a later post, about TOD in Prince George's County.
Are there any updates on development plans for M-Square?
ReplyDeleteNot the research park specifically, but WMATA received four responses to an RFP to add a residential building on the existing surface lot at the Metro station. The county also received for responses to their RFP to redevelop the land across Paint Branch Pkwy from the Metro station.
DeleteI think TownPlace Suites called it quits when they saw two more hotels being developed closer to campus in addition to all the remodels going on with the motels. I hope another developer picks the property up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update!
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