Landmark Properties seeks rezoning for MARC student-housing redevelopment; council raises affordable-housing, traffic and tree-conservation questions

Landmark Properties on March 4 presented a rezoning request to the College Park City Council to replace two existing condominium buildings at the College Park Towers site with purpose-built student housing. The applicant seeks to change zoning from RTOLE to RTO PD and to increase density to 150 dwelling units per acre; staff recommended conditional approval of the rezoning and outlined public benefits the applicant would provide.

Lede: City planning staff and the applicant described a redevelopment concept that would replace aging student-oriented condominiums near campus with a higher-density, mixed-use student housing project and a central pedestrian “promenade” with public art, landscaping and bicycle amenities.

Nut graf: Staff recommended approval of the rezoning to RT0 PD after reviewing project alignment with the Prince George’s County 2035…