April 21st, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in East Campus
In the age of multi Billion dollar bailouts and Trillion dollar budgets this story seems almost quaint. The state budget includes $5 million (small m) to defray University relocation costs for East Campus. Several departments must be moved to make way for the development. Some local officials aren’t happy about putting up funds for a [...]
February 21st, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in East Campus
Not surprisingly the developers of East Campus are having trouble getting financing together so the project is now on hold. Vice President for Administrative Affairs Ann Wylie tells us “Don’t lose heart.”
Well if it took decades to tear down the Starlight Inn I guess we can wait a year or so. I for one am optimistic [...]
June 20th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus
Yesterday, a veritable who’s who of College Park civic life gathered to take a look at the final plans for the East Campus project.
Although a representative from the project architects Street Sense admitted the plans were “still changing as we speak,” dozens of formal MNCPPC “approvals” drawings were scattered about the room, and the team [...]
June 16th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus
This Thursday FP/Argo will present images and renderings of where the East Campus project stands at a meeting this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland Golf Course. We were told by a member of the development team they hope to file a Detailed Site Plan with the County in July.
This meeting is [...]
June 10th, 2008 | by David Daddio | published in East Campus, General College Park, Hilton Hotel, Jefferson Square, Mosaic at Turtle Creek, Northgate Condominiums, Starview Plaza, The Jefferson
A June 4th comment:
“The City’s parking garage will have its groundbreaking on June 19th. The Mosaic at Turtle Creek condos should be filing its detailed site plan this summer. The Garden Suites Hotel has filed for its building permits. JPI East apartments, townhouses and retail, has applied for its building permits, Mazza GrandMarc Graduate Apartments [...]
February 25th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus
After an extensive, seven-month process of official meetings, private negotiations, and Rethink College Park discussions, the East Campus Community Review Steering Committee is set to discuss and (hopefully) approve a statement of development principles that will guide the development of the project. The meeting is planned for this Wednesday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m. in [...]
January 27th, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus
The University has released this statement of principles, significantly more detailed than the last, for the Community Review Steering Committee to debate at the last East Campus meeting tomorrow night. Click here (or “read the rest of the post” below) to review the full text and provide your feedback.
Tomorrow’s meeting will be held at 7:30 [...]
January 23rd, 2008 | by Rob Goodspeed | published in East Campus
This post is by Clay Gump, a resident of College Park and member of the East Campus Community Review Steering Committee.
The topic of a recent East Campus meeting was traffic and how to plan for it. The East Campus project is going to present a challenge when dealing with the large mix of pedestrian, auto, [...]
