2016 Scan to view this Year-End Newsletter guide online March 2017 Hyattsville Community Development Corporation Happy New Year! Our Mission: ₋ To develop arts and public spaces; ₋ To spur economic development and the quality of community life; ₋ To encourage widespread leadership for community revitalization; and ₋ To rebuild the City’s commercial corridors. Credits Published by Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, March 2017 (301) 683-8267 [email protected] All photographs are credited to the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (CDC) unless otherwise noted below. Page / Credits 8– Charles Bergen concept rendering 15– Molly O’Connell 8– ARTWays Trail Signage along RI Ave Trolley Trail 15– RPPAI Alan Binstock and Stuart Eisenberg beside “Third 1– Hyattsville Horn Section by Christopher Janney Portal” 8– HCDC Welcome Guide for New Residents 1– PGP Transit District Ped. Overpass 15– Credit Corey Powell 9– Green Owl Design with Joseph Rogers 1– Hyattsville Justice Center 15– HCDC Employees Molly O’Connell and Justin Fair at 9– TransitScreen Promotion 2– RPPAI Walking Tour, 43rd Place Sculpture NBM “The Beach” 9– Hyattsville Life & Times: Elena and Los Fulanos 2– HyRPPAI Walking Tour with FortyThirdPlace 15– Mary O’Connell and Kayleigh Gunnoud sculpture 9– Hyattsville Life & Times: Joe’s Hula Hoops 15– Justin Fair inside of “Prisms” 2– Alan Binstock with Nehemiah Dixon and Stuart 9– Hyattsville Life & Times: G Henna Design 15– A bird sits atop “Recyclabird” Eisenberg 10– Juan Pineda’s “Urban Warriors” Mural at Old Town Motors, 16– SuspectDevice.net: Photo of Allie & Nina Moore at 2– The Store; 38th Ave Shopping Center 2012 garden 2– RPPAI Walking Tour with Alan Binstock sculpture 10– Hyattsville CDC Prince George’s County Public Art 16– St. Jeromes Catholic Church, Hyattsville, MD Locator 3– Justin Fair: Pyramid Atlantic Handpainted sign in 16– Downtown Hyattsville Arts & Festival. progress 10– Gateway Arts District Arts Learning Resource Guide 16– 1 -- Credit: Hyattsville CDC / SuspectDevice.net 3– Artworks Now Renovation 10– Juan CRI Pineda’s “Urban Warriors” at Old Town Motors 16– SuspectDevice.net: Photo of Monna Kauppinen 3– Editors Park: The Edition by Fore Property 10– Traffic Box Art Wraps (before) 16– “Great Blkue Herons” Maquette Company 10– Bursting on hte Scene Location at West Hyattsville Metro 4– Mall at Prince George’s Station 16– FutureView in Progress 4– HCDC employees Justin and Kayleigh get 10– Bursting Promotional Flier 16– 2 - Credit: Hyattsville CDC / SuspectDevice.net ready to “Highlight Hyattsville for the Holidays” 11– Facing Location from North 16– 3 - Credit: Hyattsville CDC / SuspectDevice.net 4– RPPAI Walking Tour, with artist Becky Borlan 12– Alan Binstock’s “Ribbon of Life”, night, day, and details 5– PRE-IT, Mall at Prince Georges Renovation 13– RPPAI: Walking Tour, Alan Binstock’s “Third Portal” Concept 13– RPPAI: Walking Tour, Forty-Third Place’s “Refurbished 5– Hyattsville Life & Times: Maria James Wood Micro House” 5– PREIT 13– RPPAI: Paul Steinkoenig’s “Abundance” 5– Hogan Companies, Gilbane Development 13– RPPAI: Joanna Blake’s “Great Blue Herons”, detail 6– Old Greenbelt Theatre 13– RPPAI: Walking Tour, Paul Steinkoenig’s “Abundance” 6– Stock Image for Coffee Crawl 13– Walking Tour Flier. 7– HCDC with Maryland Historical Trust 13– RPPAI: Craig Berube-Gray’s “Slices of Heaven” 7– Town of North Brentwood: Sis’s Tavern 14– Adam Weissmann 7– Sis’s Tavern, restoration in progress 14– Lawrence N. Taub, Esq. Note from the Executive Director Happy New Year, The pace of change in the City of Hyattsville and neighboring communities can be confusing. Glacial for some: then rapid and seemingly unstoppable by turns, and in large swaths. This is how the areas around the West Hyattsville and Prince George’s Plaza Metros are evolving and will continue to change. By the time you see construction equipment on a development site or a new open for business sign, that project or effort may already be 2 to 4 years in the making. Sometimes even longer. But planning, community input, permitting, financing, and a host of other factors both economic and political intervene and conspire to kill far more projects than anyone sees come to fruition. For these reasons and more, community and economic development require a persistent, long term commitment. And Hyattsville CDC wants everyone to know that we are in it for the long haul. And while there’s a back story to everything: in the end, we care most about the results we can touch and taste. Thankfully, as documented in this newsletter, there’s much new energy dedicated to revitalizing Hyattsville. Dynamic and functional new commercial property owners are on the ascent. We are investing in ourselves through a number of new, locally-owned, locally-grown businesses. And we are reinventing ourselves with a new generation of innovative non-profits, new annual activities and events: more bike races, community arts events. We’re very excited about this May’s “Bursting on the Scene” community paint project at the West Hyattsville Metro Station. And one of my new favorites to emerge is Hyattsville Elementary PTA’s the Zombie Run. “Arts & Ales” is Hyattsville CDC’s newest manifestation of the Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival. We’re on a new site, by City Hall and the Justice Center; we’ve added a new focus on craft brewing; and the Festival is now going to turn 10 years old: a great example and reflection of the strides our community has made towards revitalization and sustainability. And we plan to keep making that event better each and every time. See you in September (23rd) for that. And there are still many more changes on the horizon for the City that require an engaged community. Will we see commencement of a Route One parking garage construction this year? Where will City Hall end up? What’s the next big project, the next cool new incoming business? We expect lots of exciting things to emerge here in 2017. So please don’t be a stranger! Stay tuned to HyCDC.org and our Facebook page for news, community bulletins, coffee crawls, and impromptu happy hours. Best Regards, Stuart Eisenberg, Executive Director 1 Contents Letter from the Executive Director 1 Annual Report 2 Development in Hyattsville 3 Small Business Corner 4 Economic Development Update 5 Community: Where Art Meets Life 8 Local Arts Update 10 Changes to the Team 14 Annual Report Coming Soon. Stay tuned mid-March to view the 2016 Annual Report online > • Financials • Highlights • Operations Map • Thank You to our Funders + Community Partners 2 Ongoing or Recently Completed Development in Hyattsville Pyramid Atlantic Art Center A hearty welcome to Maryland Milestones, Neighborhood Design Center, and Pyramid Atlantic, who with their gallery, artist-in-residencies, workshops, and studios for print/paper/book media, have filled a long-awaited vacancy in Hyattsville’s historic Arcade building. HCDC looks forward to the completion of the Maryland Milestones Anacostia Trails Heritage Center, projected to open this spring. Art Works Now / Pizza Paradiso Pizza and art lovers won’t have to wait much longer to enjoy both at once…well, in one building, that is. No one wants paste on their pizza after all. 4800 Rhode Island Avenue is expected to open this Spring 2017. Kiplinger: Editors Park Townhomes + The Edition Last November, Ryan Homes/NVR and Fore Property Company broke ground on Editors Park: a mix of single-family townhomes, condominiums, apartments. The redevelopment of the 11-acre site will bring 86 townhomes, 40 condominiums, and 350 new apartments within walking distance to the Prince George’s Plaza Metro Station. Read more about the development on The Sentinel. 3 Small Business Corner Newly Opened Businesses 2016 welcomed these new businesses + entrepreneurs to the City of Hyattsville and neighboring communities. Some of these were featured in our Spring Notes newsletter last March. Did you know? We maintain a list of area businesses on our Business Directory. Now including: Entries from neighboring communities. Let us know if we missed one! Hyattsville Historic District + Route 1 Corridor Hyattsville: Prince George’s Plaza (Riverdale Park to Mount Rainier) Transit District • Artist & Craftsman Supply At the Mall at Prince Georges: • John Marc Collection • H&M • Law Offices of J. Brian Tansey, Esq., Joseph • Prime Time Jewelers J. Gigliotti, Esq., Kevin I. Morris, Esq., Michael C. At University Town Center: Conway, Esq. • Medstar Health Research Institute • Link Education • Medstar Promptcare • Milley Dominican Beauty Salon • Phenix Salon Suites • Mike’s One Price Thrift Store • Pollo Campero • N Vi Me Boutique • Unleashed by Petco • Prime Restaurant & Bar • Safeway • Robert Harper Books • Sushinado & Teriyaki • Satchmoe Art + The Trap Factory • The Beauty Boutique • Sugar Vault Desserts • Town Center Wine & Spirits • Tanglewood Works for Hyattsville • Your Dollar Store • Three Little Birds Sewing Company At Metropolitan Shoppes: Anticipated to Open, 2017 • Chapel Opticians (new location) • ATHA/MD Milestones Visitors Center • La Clinica del Pueblo • Atomic Wings • Wingstop • Cookies by Design • DC Sweet Potato Cake West Hyattsville Transit District • Maragiya • Autozone • Maryland Meadworks • Emma Dollar Store • Subway • Healthy Dental • Super Japan • Trinity Grill & Bar • TropQ 4 Economic Development Update Hyattsville CDC works within Hyattsville and its surrounding communities inside the Prince George’s County Beltway. Mall at Prince Georges $25 mil. Renovation Underway The owner of the Mall at Prince Georges in Hyattsville is planning a $25 million overhaul and a range of new retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants. The newest tenants include 20,000 sf H&M (now open), 16,000 sf DSW and 11,000 sf Ulta Beauty. As described on an April 2016 Business Journals article: “The major renovation work at the mall will begin next year, including interiors and a new facade. Renderings show a facade that mixes materials from stone to natural wood.” Read the full article here and check out the latest Hyattsville Life & Times coverage here.