January 24th, 2013 | by Peter Schilling | published in Businesses, Cafritz Property
If anyone thought the Cafritz Project was a done deal, events over the course of less than one week have been enough to shake that belief. Headlines taken from the Riverdale Patch show how quickly the narrative can change: Jan 11: Cafritz Not a Done Deal, Riverdale Park Council Says [...]
November 28th, 2012 | by Peter Schilling | published in Book Exchange Site, Businesses, Cafritz Property, Domain at College Park, Economic Development Update
The City of College Park has released its bi-monthly newsletter covering local development news. Highlights from the latest edition include: Domain at College Park Mowatt Lane & Campus Drive Status: Under Construction Mixed-use residential development will have 256 multi-family units and 9,061 square feet of retail space. The first units are expected to be ready [...]
August 14th, 2012 | by Fazlul Kabir | published in Cafritz Property, Projects
In tonight’s regular meeting, the Council will vote on whether to appeal to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court of the final decision of the District Council to approve Zoning Map Amendment A-1 0018 for the Cafritz property development. On July 12, 2012, the District Council took final action on this case and on July [...]
July 9th, 2012 | by Clay Gump | published in Cafritz Property
The District Council approves the Cafritz Plan by a vote of 7-2. College Park Patch reports that despite objections from the the City of College Park and from Councilman Olson to push forward a motion for denial, the vote to approve the zoning change for the Cafritz development was passed 7-2. The 37-acre plan in Riverdale [...]
February 3rd, 2012 | by Chris Gill | published in Cafritz Property
The Prince George’s County Planning Board approved the Cafritz rezoning by a 4-0 vote yesterday evening. Board Chairman Elizabeth Hewlett had recused herself from the matter because in her work as a land use attorney she had consulted with Cafritz (She also recused herself from board proceedings in January). The Patch’s John Davisson posted a [...]
January 26th, 2012 | by Michael Stiefvater | published in Book Exchange Site, Cafritz Property, Domain at College Park, Economic Development Update, M Square Research Park, NOAA Building, Projects, The Varsity
The Development Update is a bi-monthly newsletter prepared by the City of College Park Planning, Community and Economic Development Department covering development activity in the City. This edition features updates on the Maryland Book Exchange redevelopment, Domain at College Park, Cafritz Property, and The Varsity. If you have any questions or would like to subscribe, please feel [...]
January 15th, 2012 | by Mark Noll | published in Cafritz Property, Transportation
On Thursday night, I listened to a few of the comments in front of the Prince George’s County Planning Commission regarding the proposed development of the Cafritz site. Not surprisingly, many of those opposed to the current version of the project cited increased traffic as their central argument. While listening, I couldn’t help but wonder [...]
January 11th, 2012 | by Chris Gill | published in Book Exchange Site, Cafritz Property
During a four hour meeting Tuesday night, the College Park City Council rejected the Maryland Book Exchange site plan and voted to oppose the Cafritz Property rezoning. The Council voted unanimously to reject the revised detailed site plan for the Maryland Book Exchange. The detailed site plan describes the specifics of a development project, including [...]
