Route 1 Named One of D.C.’s Next Boomtowns

College Park Bozzuto Group development

Conceptual art of College Park development courtesy of Bozzuto Group

College Park and Hyattsville were named one of the Washington-area’s next neighborhoods to boom.

The Washingtonian named the two Route 1 communities jointly as part of a recent look at upcoming boomtowns, alongside such areas as H Street, Crystal City and Tysons:

These neighboring suburbs are Prince George’s County’s chance to create its answer to Arlington—young, upwardly mobile, increasingly urban. Befitting its status as a member of the Big Ten, the University of Maryland is upping its college-town game, working with planners on a $2-billion reinvention of a stretch of Route 1 known for bars and auto shops. New apartments have gone up along the corridor, and MilkBoy, a hip artspace from Philly, has replaced dingy dives. In a few years, the Purple Line will intersect with the Green Line, making the area a transportation hub.

Hyattsville has gotten notice in recent years as an up-and-coming area from the Washingtonian and the Washington Post, but the addition of College Park is a new twist.

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