January 30th, 2010 |
by David Daddio |
published in
8340 Baltimore Ave, Commons 7 and 8, General College Park, Housing, Northgate Area, Oakland Hall, Route 1, Starview Plaza, University View Overlook
Of the seven active construction projects (listed on our area projects by number page) in College Park right now, five of them are student housing. The other two are University-led office buildings in M-Square. Indeed, there is an unprecedented amount of dirt moving on Route 1 right now; proving that while the national economy may [...]
December 15th, 2009 |
by David Daddio |
published in
General College Park, Housing, Site Announcements
People get at all the information on RTCP in a lot of different ways. Many use our popular development map, others use the categories in the side bar, still others just follow the site religiously and commit everything to memory. Clay Gump recently launched our area projects by the number page. Basically, it’s a way [...]
November 5th, 2009 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Housing, Mazza Grandmarc
When I saw it, I could hardly believe my eyes. Seven links down on a basic Google search for “Mazza Granmarc” there it was staring back at me from across cyberspace: the leasing website for the first purely private student housing project to open in College Park in five years. It’ll be the only (private) [...]
November 3rd, 2009 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Environment, Housing, Site Announcements
“Single-family homes and townhouses are scattered on ever-larger lots in areas designated for dense, compact building, as lots outside those areas shrink, the study concludes. “The number of parcels developed, the acres of land developed and the average size [of lots] are all moving in the wrong direction,” it says.” ~ Washington Post reporter Lisa [...]
November 2nd, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Housing
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The Washington Post today describes a study UMD National Center for Smart Growth Study on the failure of Maryland’s Smart Growth legislation:
An innovative policy to fight suburban sprawl catapulted Maryland into the national spotlight a decade ago and became then-Gov. Parris N. Glendening’s principal legacy.
But a new study says the law has been a [...]
October 14th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
Housing
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A joint program presented by the College Park Housing Authority and the College Park City-University Partnership has raised $1 million dollars for the WORK & LIVE COLLEGE PARK program. The program offers up to $35,000 towards the purchase of a home in the City of College Park. Whats the catch? Find out after the break.
July 22nd, 2008 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Housing, Starview Plaza
DSP Site Plan
View from Route 1
Back of the development and green roof.
The City and University are close to arranging a deal to turn a property they own jointly into a student housing project. The property is located just south of Jiffy Lube and has stood vacant with a “Coming Soon” sign for the better part [...]
July 17th, 2008 |
by Rob Goodspeed |
published in
Housing, Poole Property
After months of rumors, some information has turned up regarding a project on the so-called Poole Property, a tract of vacant land across Mowatt Lane from the Architecture Building, across from Lot 1. A source at the University United Methodist church reports the church is considering a land swap to “straighten out the property line,” [...]
