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title: Mixed-Use Development to Take Flight Near Airport
date: 2022-11-03T14:55:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/mixed-use-development-to-take-flight-near-airport"
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# Mixed-Use Development to Take Flight Near Airport

*November 3, 2022* — by [Liam Farrell](/author/liam-farrell)


> Aviation Landing Project Joins University With County and Private Partners

*Aviation Village Press Conference 11032022 JC 6532 1920x1080 — President Darryll J. Pines said at Thursday’s news conference that Aviation Landing will help fulfill the potential of the area near the College Park Airport. When completed, the project will include more than 900 residential units, open space, retail and commercial research and innovation space.*

In the latest effort to continue the reinvigoration of College Park, the University of Maryland and government and private partners today announced plans to transform the area near College Park Airport into a vibrant hub of housing and amenities linked to public transit.

The Terrapin Development Company (TDC), the university’s economic development arm, is working with 4 Castles and Mosaic Development Partners to build the project, Aviation Landing, on a Prince George’s County-owned parking lot bordering Campus Drive and next to the Junior Tennis Champions Center. It marks another step in strengthening the university’s Discovery District, part of the $2 billion Greater College Park initiative to turn the city into one of the nation’s best college towns.

\[*[Grocery Shopping Gets ‘Greater’ as Trader Joe’s Opens](https://today.umd.edu/grocery-shopping-gets-greater-as-trader-joes-opens)*\]

The airport is the world’s oldest in continuous operation and the former base of the Wright Brothers, a history that has excited UMD President Darryll J. Pines, an aerospace engineer, since his recruitment visit 30 years ago.


*Aviation Landing rendering*


*aerial rendering of Aviation Landing*




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