A single block of eight townhomes is under construction next to DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, west of Route 1 on Oglethorpe Street. The lot owner was listed as Alan Rahimi on planning documents.

They new homes will have a similar layout to the nearby Arts District Hyattsville townhomes, with a first-floor garage and office, sweeping second-floor kitchen, dining, and living room area, and bedrooms on the third and fourth floors.

The lot, just across the street from the Oglethorpe Condominiums apartment building, was previously vacant, with just grass and some small bushes, after a historic bungalow on the site had fallen into disrepair and been torn down.

The block-long development lacks green space, but the developers are paying a fee in lieu of park space.

The site was previously zoned for commercial use, but the strong and consistent demand for townhomes along the Route 1 corridor, especially near the Arts District, continues to be strong.

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