October 31st, 2011 |
by Mark Noll |
published in
Businesses, Cafritz Property, Events, Projects, Route 1
An informational meeting on the proposed development at the 36-acre Cafritz property will take place Tuesday, November 1 at the College Park City Hall (4500 Knox Road). As most readers are aware, the Cafritz property is located adjacent to Route 1, immediately south of College Park and east of University Park. The meeting will include [...]
October 24th, 2011 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
published in
General College Park, Projects
Back in March this year, the City Council approved the design of College Park’s first skate park. According to City’s planning department, if permits are issued (as expected), construction of the facility should begin next month. The site of the project is within the confines of Sunnyside Park on Rhode Island Avenue just north of Edgewood Road in north [...]
October 18th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
The Varsity
October 11th, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Book Exchange Site, Downtown, Politics
At the October 4th City Council worksession (video above), councilmembers, city planning staff, and R & J Company, LLC were at loggerheads over the developer’s proposed 6-story building on the site of the Maryland Book Exchange downtown. Lying just below the surface are community concerns over the fact that the mid-rise building would contain 830 undergraduate beds [...]
September 12th, 2011 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
published in
Projects
Be sure to see the September College Park Development update. 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. It covers status updates to the Maryland Book Exchange redevelopment, M-Square, and East Campus proposals among others. To subscribe, [...]
September 7th, 2011 |
by Mark Noll |
published in
Cafritz Property, Community Events
There are lots of meetings and events this week. Please be sure to read other recent posts. The message below was passed along from the Calvert Hills – Old Town neighborhood listserv. A great opportunity to weigh in on the Cafritz property along Route 1: The Informational Session with the Cafritz Development team is scheduled for [...]
September 1st, 2011 |
by Fazlul Kabir |
published in
Projects, The Varsity
The Varsity at College Park (8150 Baltimore Ave) is finally ready to open for this fall semester. Potomac Holdings, the owners, will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony to launch the property on Tuesday, September 6, 1 – 3 p.m. Speakers will include Dr. University of Maryland president Wallace Loh, Prince George’s County vice chair [...]
July 31st, 2011 |
by David Daddio |
published in
Book Exchange Site, Housing, Politics
On July 14th, R & J Company, LLC filed a detailed site plan to build a 6-story apartment building on the site of the Maryland Book Exchange at the corner of College Ave. and Route 1 in Downtown College Park (SEE RENDERINGS). From what we can tell, the details of the proposal are basically the same as [...]
