February 7th, 2010 | by David Daddio | published in Knight Hall Journalism Building, On Campus Development
The Journalism School’s $30 million Knight Hall, having originally been announced in 2006, is now complete. According to the school’s press release, a few spaces in the building won’t be quite complete later this semester but we’re happy to see UMD’s planned west mall (to take the place of lot 1) starting to take shape. [...]
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 [...]
January 28th, 2010 | by Clay Gump | published in Businesses, Hilton Hotel
The Varsity Grill is closing its doors after just under two years. The owners blamed its demise on both the local economy and its inability to attract a loyal following among students. The past two years has been a abysmal time to get a business off the ground and we are sad to see [...]
December 10th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Events, Starview Plaza
Maybe the credit freeze is finally thawing a bit. The StarView Plaza will hold a ground breaking ceremony Monday Dec 14th at 11:30am.I wonder if somebody kept the pole from the Starlite? Good times.
Press Release from StarGlobal Ventures.
In the midst of a recession where many development projects have come to a complete halt, recession, Star [...]
December 2nd, 2009 | by David Daddio | published in 8340 Baltimore Ave, Northgate Park, Politics, Route 1, University View, University View Overlook
Apparently, the city’s patience with #1 Liquors is wearing thin. After nearly a decade of begging, prodding, and cajoling tactics, councilmembers are starting to contemplate eminent domain proceedings on College Park’s most infamous homestead holdout. According to the Diamondback the city would like to acquire the parcel in order to create “a park”:
The council voted [...]
November 23rd, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in NOAA Building
That was Kurt Stout, SVP with Grubb & Ellis’ Government Services Group talking to GlobeSt.com about National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moving from its current home in Suitland, MD to UMD’s M-Square Research Park. Evidently things are so up in the air that NOAA went ahead and extended its lease at its current 137,000 [...]
November 20th, 2009 | by Clay Gump | published in Businesses, M Square Research Park, Speculation
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East Campus? Stalled. Purple Line? Still Waiting. Maryland Football? Don’t ask. Here at RTCP we could use a little good news. Well we got some from Washington Business Journal. It looks like M-Square was selected as the top choice in Prince George’s for a new cluster of biotech startups. The proposal calls for [...]
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) [...]
