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Revenue Authority outlines $324.8 million program; Suitland Scattered Sites projects delayed for parking study
Summary
Budget staff presented a $324.8 million cumulative program for the Revenue Authority and said $14.9 million is proposed for FY26. The Suitland Scattered Sites project (Blocks A, B, J, K and a creative arts center) was merged and is in predevelopment; officials said work is paused on some elements to reassess parking and market feasibility.
County budget staff presented the Revenue Authority’s capital program on May 6, reporting a cumulative program total of $324,800,000 and proposed FY26 capital expenditures of $14,900,000.
Sylvia Singleton, who presented for the budget and policy analysis team, said completed projects include a parking facility at the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center and the Hyattsville Justice Center, where remaining funds will be used for routine maintenance. Singleton said the Suitland Workforce Housing Block K and Suitland Mixed Use Blocks A and B were merged into a renamed Suitland Scattered Sites project; Block A construction is slated to begin in FY26 while predevelopment and entitlement work will proceed on other blocks in coordination with the Redevelopment Authority.
Nicole Hall, chief real estate officer for the Revenue Authority, told the committee the authority intends to advance economic-development work but said some Suitland elements are delayed. Hall said the authority is reassessing a changed market—impacts from COVID, higher interest rates and construction costs—and that parking concerns around existing townhouses, a senior building and temporary lots require a phased approach. "We need to readjust them," Hall said, describing plans to work with community stakeholders and partner agencies to ensure short- and long-term parking needs are met before moving dirt on Blocks A and B.
Council members asked for clarity on which components would proceed and which would be revised; the revenue authority said some projects are moving forward while others will be reevaluated and phased to address parking and market feasibility. No formal action or vote occurred during the presentation.
Officials also said the authority had merged some projects and renamed the Suitland development to reflect a scattered-sites approach and would coordinate additional public engagement and entitlement work with the redevelopment authority.
