Monday, May 13, 2013
The preliminary plan goes before the Prince George's County Planning Board on Thursday.
Prince George's County has moved once step closer to possibly getting its first Whole Foods last week when—in a report dated May 9—the Prince George's County planning staff recommended approval with conditions of the preliminary plan of the Cafritz property. The approval comes after a recent agreement between UMD and Calvert Tract LLC, in which the University of Maryland granted developers right-of-way to build a CSX bridge, now referred to as the J-crossing, across its property. In January, the planning board staff recommended disapproval of the Cafritz property preliminary plan after developers failed to meet several conditions. Among those was the condition requiring them to secure right-of-way to build across the CSX tracks. …
Monday, March 18, 2013
The developers are seeking an alternative bridge proposal across property owned by the University of Maryland.
In yet another blow to the Cafritz development team, the American Center for Physics (ACP) has decided not to allow a CSX bridge across its property. In a letter to Jane Cafritz dated March 15, ACP president Beth Cunningham wrote that the organization opted to decline the developer’s proposal for the land required for the bridge, stating: Our decision is based not on any defect in your plans for the bridge/roadway. Rather, our final decision is based on a judgement by ACP to maintain our current property with its extensive landscaped and treed environment. The ACP vision of a serene, verdant campus-like setting was established over 20 years ago. We are now reaffirming our hope to maintain that setting, but with enough land to give us …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The 6-2 decision by the College Park City Council follows votes by Riverdale Park and University Park to support the rezoning, which would allow developers to build a Whole Foods Market south of College Park.
When the Cafritz team goes before the Prince George's County Planning Board for its rezoning application Thursday, it will be without the backing of the College Park City Council. In a 6-2 decision Tuesday night, the council voted to oppose the developers’ request to change 37.34 wooded acres south of College Park from single-family housing (R-55) to Mixed-Use Town Center. The rezoning would allow developers to construct a Whole Foods Market, fitness center, hotel, office space and about 1,000 residential units. The council of Riverdale Park voted the same night in unanimous support for the rezoning, and University Park Council voted 4-3 Monday, also in support of the rezoning. Both town councils voted for approval on the basis of many …
Scot Brown
11:08 am on Friday, April 5, 2013
Thanks Mr. Lobb. That has been my point all along but I've just been mean about how I've expressed it. University Park doesn't want the development in its current form, and I get it, but they are being obstructionist. They are the Mitch McConnell of local politics. I’ve been trying to warn them that if they keep trying to stop it and don’t focus on the issues such as Mr. Lobb has pointed out we … more ›