Council takes Spacemaker self‑storage plan under advisement after questions about transit‑corridor and zoning limits

Prince George's County District Council on April 14, 2025 took under advisement a detailed site plan (DSP-24003) filed by Layton Warehouse LLC to convert an existing warehouse and build a new consolidated storage building on West Hampton Avenue in Council District 6.

The council heard a presentation from county planning staff and a 30‑minute opening argument from the applicant before members raised legal and planning questions that the record did not fully resolve. The item will return for further review; no final decision was made at the hearing.

David Meyerholtz of the Prince George's County planning department said the Planning Board approved the detailed site plan on Jan. 30, 2025, and that the Planning Board resolution (PGC PB No. 2020‑513) was adopted Feb. 20, 2025. He said the 6.6‑acre site is located on the east side of West Hampton Avenue roughly 200 feet south of MD 214 (Central Avenue) and that the proposal includes renovating an existing roughly 72,000‑square‑foot building (Building A) and constructing a new 58,165‑square‑foot Building B, with associated site, stormwater and streetscape improvements.

Robert Antonette, attorney for the applicant, told the council the project would rehabilitate an obsolete warehouse, add sidewalks, improve stormwater management and increase the property tax base. Antonette said the current combined tax revenue for the site’s existing buildings is about $74,750 annually and that the proposed redevelopment would increase estimated annual property tax receipts to roughly $486,000. “We do respectfully request your…