BOWIE METRO CURRENT DEVELOPMENT

Many projects within the Westphalia Sector are either under construction or planned for development. Large residential projects under construction include Parkside (formally Smith Home Farms) (757 acres) along Presidential Parkway and Marlboro Ridge on Ritchie Marlboro Road. Parkside will eventually have a mix of residential and neighborhood commercial. Parkside is also responsible for dedicating 150 acres of land for a central park. Marlboro Ridge will include single-family detached and townhouse units. Smaller projects under construction include the northern section of Marlboro Riding and Westphalia Row on Ritchie Marlboro Road.

Area

The most intense project in the Westphalia Sector Plan is the Westphalia Town Center along MD 4 between Presidential Parkway and Melwood/Woodyard Roads. Upon completion, the project will include a mix of up to 5,000 residential units, three hotels including up to 600 rooms; 400,000 to 1,400,000 square feet of retail space; and 4,000,000 to 4,500,000 square feet of office space.

Phases

Total build-out of the residential and nonresidential uses in the Town Center will occur over two to three decades. The Westphalia Town Center is owned by Walton. Walton has a detailed site plan approved for the first phase of development, which includes 348 townhouses and grading for a commercial center at the corner of Melwood Road and MD 4. Grading and infrastructure development are underway. The first phase, townhouse development is under construction. Other planned developments that have obtained approval include Cambridge Place at Westphalia, which proposes 301 multifamily apartment units on the former Pepco site on Westphalia Road, and Cabin Branch Village, which proposes 206 townhouses on the Vogel property on Armstrong Lane.

Large residential projects under construction include Parkside along Presidential Parkway and Marlboro Ridge on Ritchie Marlboro Road. Parkside will eventually have 3,648 dwelling units and 170,000 square feet of neighborhood commercial. Parkside is also responsible for dedicating 150 acres of land for a central park. Marlboro Ridge will include 1,058 single family and townhouse units. Smaller projects under construction include the northern section of Marlboro

Riding with 152 single family homes and Westphalia Row on Ritchie Marlboro Road with 206 townhouses.

Area

The largest project in the Westphalia Sector is the Town Center (approximately 530 acres along MD 4 between Presidential Parkway and Melwood/ Woodyard Roads). Upon completion it will include a mix of 4,000 to 5,000 residential units, three hotels including 500 to 600 rooms, 900,000 to 1,400,000 square feet of retail space, and 2,200,000 to 4,500,000 square feet of office space.

Phases

Total build-out of the residential and nonresidential uses in the Town Center will occur over two to three decades. The Town Center is held in two ownerships

- Walton and Evangel Cathedral. Walton has a detailed site plan approved for the first phase of development, which includes 348 townhomes and grading for a commercial center at the corner of Melwood Road and MD 4. The townhouse section is currently under construction.

Other planned developments moving through the approval process include Cambridge Place at Westphalia, which proposes 301 multifamily apartment units on the former Pepco site on Westphalia Road, and Cabin Branch Village, which proposes 212 townhouses on the Vogel property on Armstrong Lane.