College Park - News, Events, Updates, Questions and Developments Etc. (Baltimore: apartment complex, day care)

[adelphi_sky]

Yes. It is that time my friends that College Park gets it's own development thread. So much development is now happening in College Park that it can have its own thread. Not every development will be on RT. 1. There are a number of projects in the pipeline that haven't even broken ground yet. Thsi may include on and off campus developments including M-square which aren't necessarily part of Rt. 1.

The Rt. 1 thread timeline is just about up. I was about one year off. 2017 is when a good number of projects will deliver. So, I guess that thread has about a year left.

[adelphi_sky]

There is a big announcement about a national security partnership between UMD and UMB. I guess it is big enough to have Baltimore's Mayor speak about it at an event in Greenbelt including the executive of Howard County. NSA anyone? We'll see.

University of Maryland President Wallace Loh will join University of Maryland, Baltimore President Jay Perman and other leading state officials next Tuesday to announce a national security partnership between the two institutions, according to a university news release.

The relationship is set to be announced during an event in Greenbelt, which has been trying to entice the FBI into relocating nearby. No specific details on the partnership were available in the news release.

UMD and UMB officials to announce national security partnership next week in Greenbelt - The Diamondback

[adelphi_sky]

The Brendan Iribe Center construction banners are up! The parking lot is disappearing. HEre is one of the quotes on the banner:

"I want the Iribe Center to feel like Silicon Valley just hit College Park."

https://iribe.cs.umd.edu/home

[kcmo]

Can you post an overview with all the projects?

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Can you post an overview with all the projects?

Here are the projects from the Greater College Park website.

1. Brendan Irebe Center (Under Construction)
2. A. James Clark Hall (Under Construction)
3. New Cole Field House (Under Construction)
4. Edward St. John Center (Under Construction)




5. The Hotel at UMD (Under Construction)
6. The BLVD at 9091 (Breaks Ground this year....maybe?)




7. Art House + Milkboy (Under Construction)




8. Terrapin Row (Delivered two weeks ago)




9. Coffee House + Wine Bar (who knows???????)
10. Metro Apartment Complex (Breaks Ground next year)
11. 5801 University Research Ct. (Breaks ground soon)
12. Warhorse Food Art Innovation Hall (Under Construction)




13. Southern Gateway Project (Breaks Ground in 2018)




Others not mentioned:

14. Towneplace Suites by Marriott (Under Construction)
15. Monument Village at College Park (Delivered recently)
16. 4700 Berwyn House Rd. (Under Construction)
17. CVS on Berwyn House RD and Rt. 1 (Under Construction)
18. Cambria Suites Hotel (Breaks Ground soon)
19. Fat Pete's BBQ (Under Construction, Opens in the next few weeks).
20. College Park Shopping Center makeover (Under Construction)

[kcmo]

adelphi_sky, nice, thanks. Hopefully the FBI comes to Greenbelt which will help the entire area.

[lookingbutnotlost]

Thanks so much Adelphi for this comprehensive list.

[lookingbutnotlost]

The Hotel at the University of Maryland could open as early as spring 2017 - The Diamondback

The Hotel at the University of Maryland could open as early as spring 2017




As students become acclimated to the different paths, closures and shortcuts created by on-campus construction at the University of Maryland this semester, they may also be wondering how off-campus developments — such as The Hotel and its neighboring buildings — will affect their experiences.

Numerous officials, including university President Wallace Loh and Prince George's County Councilwoman Dannielle Glaros, described The Hotel as an "anchor" for this university as well as the entire community, they told The Diamondback in previous articles.

It's scheduled to open sometime next spring or early summer, said Ken Ulman, chief strategy officer for economic development for the university's College Park Foundation.


"Calling it a hotel really minimizes its impact," Ulman said. "It's really a mix-used building … we are creating a dynamic area in a place where no one really had place."

The $140 million project will provide more than 43,000 square feet of meeting space while offering variety of restaurants — ranging from upscale dining, such as Franklin's Grill and Oyster Bar, to more casual eating, like Potomac Pizza, Ulman said.


Highlighting new additions such as fancy restaurants, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said he's excited that the city has more options.

These eateries, along with the Red Door Spa and other retailers, will attract more people to College Park while also providing students and other individuals with job opportunities, Ulman said.

And this increased foot traffic is exactly what this project is about, Loh said.

"Route 1 right now is not crowded," Loh said. "Route 1 is crowded with cars — not with pedestrians. I think what I envisioned would happen to [Route 1] … Think of Wisconsin Avenue. It's a highway no different than Route 1. But when you have cafes on the sidewalk, and retail and people — it's a bustling place [and] cars slow down."

Despite these concerns, Wojahn said he has not heard any complaints about traffic or these developments, and said "everybody is pretty excited about it."

The city and university are encouraging many of these development projects, such as the new art house, which will open at the former site of The Barking Dog. These projects will not only revitalize Route 1, but will also create "a more walkable community" that is "pedestrian-friendly," university spokesman Brian Ullmann said.

In terms of increased pedestrian safety, Loh said there will be changes to traffic patterns as "people will be crossing in large numbers." Lowering the speed limit, as well as parking opportunities along Route 1 were also options Loh mentioned.

"Once you have cars parked there, and you have all of that pedestrian traffic, it's no longer going to be a highway," Loh said. "The city's all on board with this."

The Hotel, especially once the adjacent arts and entertainment hall opens, could be another center for student activity — much like the Stamp Student Union, Loh said, which will leave students "migrat[ing]" between the two.

The arts and entertainment hall, which was announced in March, is another multi-million dollar project opening sometime late spring or early summer. The 15,000 square foot site features a "premier restaurant with an indoor-outdoor stage," a demonstration kitchen, outdoor classrooms and stages for different types of performances, according to a March 2016 Diamondback article.

"The Hotel with its variety of space, a co-working space in a separate building, all of those buildings will interact well with each other," Ulman said. "… we've spent a lot of time thinking about the entire experience. So it's really an exciting time to introduce a whole new area into Greater College Park."

[lookingbutnotlost]

The College Park City Council agreed to work with UMD on a $6 million child care facility


The College Park City Council voted Tuesday to partner with the University of Maryland to develop a proposed day care center at a former school on Calvert Road.

The city and the university will now enter negotiations regarding the funding and details of the project. The vote was 8-1.

The facility would have 120 seats for children younger than 5 whose parents are College Park residents or university employees, according to a Diamondback article published Sept. 15.


The renovation of the site will cost $6 million, according to a presentation from Carlo Colella, the university's vice president for administration and finance.

More than a dozen College Park residents attended Tuesday's work session to voice their support.


The council was also scheduled to meet with university officials to discuss the future of city parking but postponed the dialogue because of time concerns. A council member also expressed concerns that David Allen, director of the university's Department of Transportation Services, was not present at the meeting.

[adelphi_sky]

Smasburger may be coming to UMD.

A spokesman for the company said while nothing is in place yet, Smashburger is looking for franchise partners to bring a location to possibly every major Maryland college or university, specifically the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and Towson University.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washingto...-maryland.html

A good spot would be on west campus at the Domain. There has been a retail space that has been empty since the place opened. Though it may be filled by the time the Purple Line is finished.