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Council backs Branchville Crossing DSP and covenants, urges planning-board approval of affordable senior housing

Mayor and City Council, City of College Park · January 28, 2026
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Summary

City Council recommended approval of the Branchville Crossing detailed site plan and Declaration of Covenants and supported a request to exceed the parking cap for an 87-unit affordable senior and disability housing project; the applicant and staff said recent noise and landscaping concerns were addressed.

On Jan. 27 the City Council voted to recommend Prince George's County Planning Board approval of the Branchville Crossing detailed site plan (DET2025-010) and to approve a Declaration of Covenants between the developer and the city.

Carlos Nunes, senior planner for the city, described the project as "an 87 unit affordable senior and disability housing development on Branchville Road utilizing 4% LIHTC to ensure long term affordability," and presented a package that staff said includes a phase-two…

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