Is the Sun Finally Rising on East Campus?
February 6th, 2012 | by Clay Gump | Published in East Campus | 3 Comments
The on-again/off-again East Campus project that was stalled after the original developer pulled out is heating up again. The Diamondback reported on Thursday that plans for phase I of the East Campus project are being released. The City Council recently voted gave the approval for $3.3 million in state funds to be released to the University to clear off the old facilities on the site.
The first part of the plan is to include a hotel with ample conference space, grad housing and almost 60,000 square feet of retail. Stay tuned for upcoming public forums to discuss the types of retail should inhabit this new location. We seem to remember already having a series of public forums on this very topic.
February 7th, 2012 at 10:15 am (#)
I attended the first meeting between Cordish and the community where they asked for our input. I certainly hope this is what they came up with. How did we go from this:
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcThrd6xs_RCvCC0qTfYKM0rhB4UGCNYaP0_pQp19NAT3yEyW4HC
to something like Bowie town center or Woodmore?
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February 11th, 2012 at 4:33 pm (#)
What a mediocre and disappointing plan, starting with the huge amounts of surface parking which kills off any chance of an active and interesting public realm. University President Wallace Loh says he wants College Park to become “a top 20 college town” but we are certainly not going to get there with this level of banal, lifestyle-center type of planning.
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February 26th, 2012 at 11:57 pm (#)
I am completely confused by your post John E. The link looks like the old renderings which in my opinion are very nice. Would you mind clarifying what they are proposing?
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