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Takoma Park weighs four options, including leaseback, for New Hampshire Avenue rec center
Summary
Staff outlined four options — repair ($500k–$1.1M), substantial renovation (cost TBD), demolition/new build ($17–$20M), or a focused RFP with land deeded to a developer and a long-term leaseback — and recommended a feasibility study funded by an existing $160k allocation before releasing an RFP.
Takoma Park staff told the City Council on Feb. 23 they will pursue a feasibility study this spring to clarify options for the New Hampshire Avenue recreation center, a site the council has sought to redevelop for more than a decade.
Seb McNally of the Housing & Community Development Department summarized background work that includes a 2022 RFP with no viable respondents, a capital-needs assessment identifying roughly $500,000 of 10-year repairs to keep the existing facility serviceable, and site constraints (under 2…
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