October 2024 TMP: Raise my Taxes Edition
The HCPSS Budget Shortfall and County's desperate need of new revenue; school capacity, Lakefront Library, Clarksville Commons, and more!
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Sep 2211 min read
TMP September 2024 Development News Roundup
Gateway, Enterprise Affordable Housing, Long Reach Village Center, Downtown Columbia Retail and Development and so much more!
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Jun 120 min read
The Village Center Edition - June 2024 News Roundup
An examination and rating of every village center in Columbia. Ownership, Tenants, Vacancies. Past, Present, and Future of VCs.
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Jun 24, 20237 min read
June 2023 Downtown Development News Roundup
HoCo by Design, an update on the New Cultural Center, the legal battle over Lakefront North, and more Downtown Development news stories.
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Mar 30, 20237 min read
Rundown of Lakefront Library and Merriweather District Affordable Housing News
Notes on how the new Library and Housing fit into the Downtown Columbia Plan
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Dec 1, 20225 min read
Bark Social will add a dog park/bar hybrid to Downtown Columbia
Bark Social will add a dog park / bar to Downtown Columbia. Details and commentary on its impact to CA and the DTC plan.
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Aug 25, 20222 min read
16-story, 250-foot tall Office Building 6300 MERRIWEATHER coming to Downtown Columbia in 2025
A giant banner reveals that a 16-story, 250-foot tall office building will be built in Merriweather District, delivering in 2025.
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Aug 5, 20223 min read
Hickory Ridge Village Center Redevelopment Not Dead Yet
The (denied) plan to redevelopment the Hickory Ridge Village Center may be heading for reconsideration by the Howard County Zoning Board.
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Jun 27, 20225 min read
The Latest Twist in the Lakeview Retail Saga: Appeals Board Orders Planning Board to Approve
A strip-mall style commercial building containing a fast-food drive-thru proposed to be built in the parking lot of the Lakeview office...
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Apr 28, 20222 min read
Banditos Tacos & Tequila coming to Merriweather District - and other news from updated Site Plan
Update (5/5/2022): It's official!! A banner went up at the corner of Merriweather Drive and Dove Sail Lane in the NW corner of Juniper...
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
Planning Board approves Restaurant with drive-thru in Woodmere Office on Broken Land Parkway
The Howard County Planning Board approved a site development plan for a standalone 1-story 5,000 square foot restaurant retail building...
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Mar 20, 20222 min read
New Merriweather District site plan reveals location of new restaurant and other leasing activity
An updated site plan for Merriweather District was posted on the HR retail website this past week revealing the location of Medium Rare...
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Mar 2, 20226 min read
The Lakeview Retail Proposal: Are Strip Malls & Drive-Thrus the Future of Broken Land Parkway?
The Howard County Board of Appeals is currently deadlocked in a 2-2 tie as they deliberate whether to overturn a 2021 Howard County...
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Feb 13, 20223 min read
Digging into the Details of Lakefront North
Last week, Howard Hughes Corporation revealed plans that the next phase of Downtown Columbia revitalization will be a $325 million...
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Feb 8, 20226 min read
Howard Hughes Corporation announces $325 million rejuvenation plans for Lakefront District
The Howard Hughes Corporation issued a press release today announcing many new details of their plans for a $325 million transformation...
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Jan 27, 20223 min read
Evergreen Advisors leases space in Downtown Columbia, shunning Baltimore
New office lease signed in Downtown Columbia. Evergreen Advisor shuns Baltimore, opting instead for the walkability of Downtown Columbia.
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Jan 16, 20223 min read
A tour inside the new Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel
The new Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel is now open. Formerly the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, the hotel closed for nearly two...
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Jan 3, 20223 min read
Transformation of Columbia's Lakefront to begin in 2022 with South Lake Medical Office Building
The Howard Hughes Corporation is set to begin transformation of the Columbia Lakefront in 2022 with construction beginning this Spring of...
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Dec 2, 20213 min read
DENIED! Hickory Ridge Village Center Redevelopment halted by Zoning Board
The Howard County Zoning Board (made up of the 5 members of the Howard County Council) voted 3-2 on December 1 to deny KIMCO's proposal...
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Oct 18, 20219 min read
Rosyln Rise- A Deep Dive into the Proposed Redevelopment in Wilde Lake
Roslyn Rise, the dated 1970s-era affordable housing community on Twin River Road in Wilde Lake is slated to be replaced with a modern...
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