Prince George’s County is looking for a partner to turn the land around the Hyattsville Justice Center into a new mixed-use development.
The county identified the 7.5-acre triangular-shaped property at 5000 Rhode Island Ave. just south of Farragut Street as a potential redevelopment site.
It’s one of 10 pieces of public property that the county is looking to sell to private developers through its Grand Slam 2021 economic development plan.
Any new project would likely follow the outlines of a 2015 plan that called for building townhomes on the northwest corner of the property, an apartment building next to the courthouse facing Route 1, and a live music venue on the northeast corner.
The courthouse would remain, and space along Route 1 would be reserved for future commercial development.
If the area is redeveloped, it would add more foot traffic to this area of Hyattsville, enlivening a dead spot between the downtown and nearby popular spots like Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. and Pizzeria Paradiso.
The county is also looking to sell a number of smaller properties totaling around
4.5 acres in Riverdale Park for housing.
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the businesses along RT.1 welcome the foot traffic.
I believe the 4.5 acres mentioned in the Grand Slam 2021 presentation is a cluster of wooded lots owned by the Housing Authority and located in unincorporated Prince George’s County just west of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
The concept from 2015 looks pretty good, it would be nice if they added the music venue.
Anyone who has walked through the court house land knows how poorly it is designed and is severely under utilized. It could be a huge asset to the community but is essentially a dead zone dividing the businesses along rt 1. Almost any change would be welcome! I have noticed a number of people point out this land could be used for the new Hyattsville Elementary school since the county has decided the one two blocks away is on too small of a lot, the court house is certainly large enough to house the middle school and perhaps an apartment, condos, or affordable housing.
When the current mayor was campaigning I asked him about housing for those who make the median salary for Hyattsville Maryland. Why do they keep letting dev come in and build 400,000 dollar plus homes. Even the houses in that surround area are over priced. Where do teachers and other working single or single parented professionals buy homes in this area?
No where because they are priced out…
Or even a young married couple with started salaries are priced out…
Quiet Green space and parks with trees means absolutely nothing to corporate capitalists who only count money and look at everyone as a different monetary value.