February 6th, 2012 | by Clay Gump | published in East Campus
The on-again/off-again East Campus project that was stalled after the original developer pulled out is heating up again. The Diamondback reported on Thursday that plans for phase I of the East Campus project are being released. The City Council recently voted gave the approval for $3.3 million in state funds to be released to the [...]
November 16th, 2011 | by Michael Stiefvater | published in Book Exchange Site, Cafritz Property, Domain at College Park, East Campus, Economic Development Update, Enclave at 8700 - Formerly Starview Plaza, M Square Research Park, Mosaic at Turtle Creek, Projects, Route 1, The Varsity, University View
The College Park 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. Please feel free to distribute this information as you see fit. Questions or comments can be directed to Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater at (240)487-3543 or msteifvater@collegeparkmd.gov.
December 6th, 2010 | by Colin Phillips | published in East Campus, Housing
We’re happy to report an important error in our post on the Nov. 30 East Campus Forum. Although discussions at the meeting suggested that graduate housing was no longer a priority for East Campus, we have since learned that graduate housing remains a central component of the project. Ann Wylie, UMD’s Vice President for Administrative [...]
December 1st, 2010 | by Colin Phillips | published in East Campus, Purple Line
Around 150 people filled the bleachers in Ritchie Coliseum on Tuesday night to learn about what the Cordish Companies and the Design Collective (C-DC) plan to do with East Campus. There was a mix of anticipation and weariness, as many in the audience were veterans of the ultimately aborted East Campus planning process led by [...]
November 29th, 2010 | by Mark Noll | published in East Campus
The new developer of the proposed East Campus development will be hosting a public forum and soliciting citizen input on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 PM in the Ritchie Coliseum—that’s tomorrow night. Be sure to join, voice your ideas, and get the latest updates on the status of this critical development.
November 4th, 2010 | by Mark Noll | published in East Campus
The new developer of the proposed East Campus mixed-use development project will host a public forum to solicit citizen input and ideas on Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 PM in the Ritchie Coliseum. This is a great opportunity to weigh-in on a project that will change the face of College Park. In July, the University [...]
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. Â 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 [...]
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 [...]
