July 26th, 2010 |
by Christopher Warren |
published in
East Campus, Route 1
On Friday July 23, 2010, the University of Maryland announced it had begun exclusive negotiations with The Cordish Company to develop the East Campus site. The negotiations are expected to lead to a formal partnership with the Cordish Company becoming the project’s master developer.
Read more about this story at: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/uniini/release.cfm?ArticleID=2204.
For more information about the [...]
April 30th, 2010 |
by David Daddio |
published in
East Campus, General College Park, On Campus Development
UMD issued a new phased East Campus Request for Proposal (RFP) Wednesday and will select a developer for Phase I of the project by the end of July. With $5 million in hand to begin relocating their facilities on East Campus to the former Washington Post plant, UMD appears to be forging ahead with a [...]
March 29th, 2010 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
East Campus
GUEST POST by Rachel Hare UMD for Clean Energy
Since developer Foulger-Pratt pulled out of plans for the University of Maryland’s East Campus Development project last fall, the entire endeavor has been thrown into uncertainty. The university has reconsidered the project’s design, the timeline, and even toyed with the idea of postponing [...]
January 27th, 2010 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
East Campus, Speculation
The University announced today that they plan to purchase the abandoned Washington Post site for $12 Million with the intention to use the site to house facilities currently on the East Campus site. This is a clear victory for those who were opposed to using the Wooded Hillock site for relocation as was previously recommended.
The [...]
December 4th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
East Campus
The Diamondback published a editorial yesterday urging the University to show leadership in the now flailing East Campus project.
Although East Campus may take much longer than expected to complete, the administration must put forth a realistic and straightforward plan now to ensure the project remains feasible.
If East Campus is going to come to fruition any [...]
December 2nd, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
East Campus
The Diamondback is reporting that the Maryland General Assembly is wavering on committing relocation money for East Campus in the wake of FP-Argo pulling out of the project. (See East Campus Gets Its Own Stimulus Package for background information)
State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) said the university will face a tough sell [...]
November 17th, 2009 |
by David Daddio |
published in
East Campus, Environment, On Campus Development
In response to Robert McCartney’s Op-Ed yesterday in the Washington Post, I decided to throw together the following as I continue to ruminate over the massive amount of debate surrounding the proposed development (also see savethehillock.com) of 9 acres of the 22 acres “Wooded Hillock” behind the Comcast Center:
As an environmentalist and former land conservationist, [...]
November 16th, 2009 |
by Clay Gump |
published in
East Campus
Op-Ed piece from the Post on Sunday discussing the Hillock site.
The university should look again. I’m willing to raze trees when necessary for the sake of smart growth, such as to build the light rail Purple Line linking College Park to Bethesda. But this plan contradicts the university’s numerous, solemn pledges to become a national [...]
