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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