Hyattsville’s historic Masonic lodge will get a new life.

Located at 4207 Gallatin St., the building and a nearby parking lot were sold for $1.3 million to Hyattsville resident Kayleigh Kulp, who plans to restore the exterior while converting the inside to a mixed-use development.

This represents pretty much the best-case scenario for the building, constructed in 1893 by the Mount Hermon Lodge No. 179, which has seen its membership decline in recent years.

Kulp has experience with adaptive reuse and a historic preservation designation was secured as a condition of the sale.

“Kayleigh’s commitment to adaptive reuse and local investment ensures this historic property will continue to serve as a meaningful part of Hyattsville’s story,” said Hannah McCann, an investment associate at Feldman Ruel, which facilitated the off-market sale.

Over the years, the Romanesque Revival building served as a hub for community events ranging from banquets to political rallies.

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Compass Coffee is now open in College Park, its first location in Maryland.

The D.C.-based chain added its newest location at 4210 Knox Rd., near the Spot Mini Asian restaurant, in late January.

The chain was started by two former Marines who say they discovered their love of good coffee “after years of drinking terrible coffee on deployment.” (The founders have since had a falling out that is currently in court.)

Compass has also promoted cryptocurrency and made headlines last year when it began accepting USDC, a stablecoin indexed to the dollar, and responded to a union drive with a mass hiring.

One feature you won’t find in other Route 1 coffee shops is its latte art print machine, which can print your selfie or the UMD Terps logo right onto the coffee foam.

Compass Coffee is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.

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Call Your Mother Deli made its Route 1 debut on Friday.

The popular “Jew-ish” bagel spot has brought its distinctive pink food truck to Bear Square at the Station at Riverdale Park.

Located at 4599 Van Buren St., the truck will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Call Your Mother is regularly celebrated for having the best bagels in D.C. and included in the Washingtonian’s Cheap Eats survey.

It joins Bagels ‘n Grinds in College Park and Towne Bagels in Mount Rainier.

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A  bubble tea chain will move into the former MilkBoy ArtHouse space in College Park.

Virginia-based Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea closed a deal on the 14,700-square-foot space at 7416 Baltimore Ave. in December, according to The Restaurant Broker president Jim McGinnis.

McGinnis told the Hyattsville Wire that the company is planning a bubble tea and Asian-food restaurant on the first floor, while using the second floor for special events.

Bubble tea places have proven popular in College Park, where many of the more than 7,000 international students hail from China and Taiwan.

McGinnis, who is a University of Maryland alum, has also worked on local real estate deals for the Original Ledo’s, the Iron Rooster, Taqueria Habanero and other local businesses.

MilkBoy ArtHouse closed in 2019 after hosting an eclectic mix of musicians for two years as part of a partnership with the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

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Primark is headed to the Mall at Prince George’s early this year.

Construction is underway for the Irish-based clothing and home goods retailer to take over the former location of J.C. Penney’s, which closed in 2020 amid a nationwide restructuring during Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Primark is currently expanding across the Midwest and the South, already has a location in the D.C. area at Tyson’s Corner, and another is coming soon at Potomac Mills.

While well-known in Europe, the retailer is still building its U.S. presence. While other stores have struggled with flagging sales due to online competition, Primark has gone the other direction, heavily promoting in-store shopping and having a minimal online shopping option.

It seems to be working. Its low prices and carefully curated store layouts have driven Primark to nearly 500 stores in 16 countries. The Hyattsville location is slated to open sometime this year.

The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, which has owned the Hyattsville mall since 1998, at one point contemplated tearing down the J.C. Penney building and building a 360-unit apartment building with first-floor retail on the site.

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Yogi Castle is now officially open at the The Station at Riverdale Park.

Located at 4600 Van Buren St., on the first floor of the Pilot House apartment complex just down the road from Whole Foods, the frozen yogurt shop is in a slightly bigger space from its previous spot at the Shoppes at Arts District Hyattsville, now home to Kung Fu Tea.

For now, the location, which opened in mid-December, is relatively quiet, as frozen yogurt is not as big of a seller in the winter, but things will pick up once the weather warms up.

Yogi Castle is open daily from noon to 10 p.m.

Since opening in 2017, The Station at Riverdale Park has become home to a Whole Foods grocery store, a Starbucks, several restaurants, and service-oriented businesses such as a pediatric dentist, gym, nail salon, bank, pilates studio, hair salon, and more.

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A Mount Rainier art gallery is looking to add another building-sized mural to the Route 1 corridor.

Located at 3510 Rhode Island Ave., inside a renovated historic building, Station 3510 is working with the Mount Rainier Arts Commission to find an artist this month.

Up to three finalists will receive a $600 stipend to develop a proposal for the building wrap, with the finalist receiving $17,500 plus expenses to complete the mural.

The mural, which is planned to last for at least 10 years, will be seen by tens of thousands of people who drive past that stretch of Route 1.

Station 3510, which opened in the summer of 2024, runs community workshops and art classes along with exhibitions from local artists.

The gallery is located inside a building from 1947 that was fixed up by Daniel Simon, who also renovated the Palmer Building in Hyattsville currently occupied by Vigilante coffee.

Mural proposals are due Feb. 24.

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