TDC previously selected Philadelphia- and Prince George’s-based Mosaic to redevelop the Old Leonardtown community into graduate student housing. “I have often wanted this area to fully reflect the potential that brought me to College Park, and Aviation Landing helps fulfill that original vision.” “Developments such as this and those throughout the Discovery District and Greater College Park are transforming the area’s economy by creating thousands of jobs and attracting dozens of companies,” he said at a news conference on the site. Pines, an aerospace engineer, since his recruitment visit 30 years ago. The airport is the world’s oldest in continuous operation and the former base of the Wright Brothers, a history that has excited UMD President Darryll J.

It marks another step in strengthening the university’s Discovery District, part of the $2 billion Greater College Park initiative to turn the city into one of the nation’s best college towns. The Terrapin Development Company (TDC), the university’s economic development arm, is working with 4 Castles and Mosaic Development Partners to build the project, Aviation Landing, on a Prince George’s County-owned parking lot bordering Campus Drive and next to the Junior Tennis Champions Center. In the latest effort to continue the reinvigoration of College Park, the University of Maryland and government and private partners today announced plans to transform the area near College Park Airport into a vibrant hub of housing and amenities linked to public transit.

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