Updating the Route 1 Sector Plan

Planner Chad Williams of M-NCPPC will make a presentation on the Central US 1 Corridor Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment on Monday for the University Park Town Council (event details here). The public is invited and Mayor John Tabori hopes residents of neighboring communities will attend as well.
Williams will discuss the possibility of extending [...]

Landy: Not Ready for Prime Time

As you very likely know, the Landy Property would be a luxury development in a fenced, gated community with security on 34 acres off of Belcrest Rd. between Northwestern High School and Toledo Terrace. Originally approved in 2001, the plan has undergone a number of revisions. The revamped plans required a lot of work and [...]

Traffic & Whole Foods

Let’s examine the possibility of the Cafritz Property development including a Whole Foods. Many area residents might enjoy having a Whole Foods nearby—especially for rushed weeknight dinners. But are we ready for all the additional traffic?
If we give Whole Foods the benefit of the doubt and assume that their store will be at the small [...]

Mr. Blumberg’s Luxury Apartments

At Monday’s University Park town council meeting, Developer Marvin Blumberg, his attorney and landscape architect presented their most recent plans for the 34-acre Landy Property at Belcrest Road behind Northwestern HS. This is one big elephant.
A previous post provides a solid project description, but new, expanded or clearer information provided at the meeting is covered [...]

POV: Concern Grows in University Hills

University Hills is a quiet neighborhood bordered by Adelphi Road, University Blvd., Northwestern High School and the University Hills Park and Duck Pond, a popular destination for both locals and people from as far away as the District. Our children attend University Park Elementary School, a mere mile away. A few minutes’ drive gets us [...]

Where Were the Brownies?

I attended the presentation of the proposed Landy development last Tuesday. And while there were no brownies or slick promotional pieces like at the Cafritz meetings, a fair bit of information was imparted to the community members.
New designs for the buildings took center stage at the meeting. Slated to house 1216 apartments, they [...]

Landy’s Pros & Cons

Tonight the Hyattsville and University Park councils discuss the Landy Property, 1100-1300 units to be built on Belcrest Road behind Northwestern High School, and tomorrow Hyattsville hosts a public meeting for the same project. Citizens and council members will be operating without benefit of the M-NCPPC’s staff report or recommendations, which strikes us as more [...]

The Cafritz Candy Store’s Closed

Well, temporarily at least. The Landy and Cafritz developments have been approached very differently. But both are adjacent to communities of single family homes and will have large impacts on their neighbors. The Cafritzes invited us to dream a bit, perhaps because they wish to change their zoning. At Thursday’s summation meeting, community input [...]

Questions to Ponder

A guest blogger joins us today to pose some excellent questions. We share former Hyattsville council member Chris Currie’s thoughts on the Cafritz property and other area developments below (previously posted to HOPE list).
My views on urban planning were largely formed as a child witnessing the growth of suburban Detroit. It was a clinic [...]

What’s the Hurry?

The Landy property is located behind the Mall at Prince George’s and along Belcrest Road. The proposed multi-family development will have 1100-1,341 apartments and 2,669 parking spaces in several towers, including a 16-story building. Approval from the neighboring Hyattsville is contingent upon annexing this property to Hyattsville.
Sarcasm Alert. We are curious. The original Landy Property [...]

A Big Week for Rt. 1 Communities

Mark your calendars. This week brings us two important opportunities to be heard:
Wed., May 30 7-10 pm College Park Route 1 Corridor Transportation Study (click for pdf)
Sat., June 2 10 am-2 pm Cafritz Property Community Input Meetings Please encourage your friends and neighbors to come out and voice their opinions. Spread the word [...]

Landy Property

Take a look at the proposed 1100-1300 unit Landy Property development (yes, that’s right–over 1100 units). Multiply that by 1.5 or 1.75 cars per unit…
It is located northwest of the intersection of Belcrest and Toledo Roads. Click the image above for a pdf with images of the detailed site plan, clearly many families are expected [...]