General Growth Properties

2023年6月29日,

/ / 2023年6月29日,坐在会议室12层的大楼的顶层Merriweather区哥伦比亚市中心,大约50个城市的各种条纹是学习这个中心正在进行的计划经济增长的霍华德县。那些参加的成员巴尔的摩和华盛顿αλ的国际章,土地经济学荣誉的社会。主机褒贬格雷格•Fitchitt地区主席霍华德·休斯公司,负责哥伦比亚市中心发展的下一个阶段。它可能是有用的HHC审查企业家谱。这个国家开发人员是在收购的资产General Growth Properties在接下来的几年中,后者在2009年破产。General Growth,反过来,是唤醒公司的继承人,由巴尔的摩的詹姆斯·w·劳斯。Fitchitt传递给该集团,如果哥伦比亚拥有近120000人口的一个合并的地方是马里兰州的第二大城市,仅次于巴尔的摩。吉姆唤醒,“新城镇”运动的先驱的1960年代,觉得他已经意识到他的大部分目标创建一个新类型的郊区社区,提供欢迎,包容,和环境敏感的发展。然而,根据Fitchitt,唤醒一个遗憾是,哥伦比亚从来没有开发出一种“真正的市中心。“霍华德·休斯团队改变这种情况。会议举行的站得住脚的建筑是这一努力的一部分。 HHC has managed to lease six floors of the 320,000 square feet office building, at a time when attracting new office users is challenging everywhere, to Tenable, a cybersecurity company. Another significant component of the emerging downtown has been the major renovation of the Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has hosted musical headliners for over 50 years. Originally designed by the then-little known architect Frank Gehry, this entertainment facility, now expanded to a 19,300-seat capacity, has been cited by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best outdoor concert venues in the nation. The Merriweather District is envisioned as a “walkable, urban core with shopping, dining and entertainment among residential and office buildings” and serving as a catalyst for arts and cultural events for the region. Delivery of the residential component is well underway. The Marlow Building, a 472-unit apartment structure in the heart of the district, is now leasing as is the Juniper Building, described as offering “380+ luxury apartments with modern amenities” located “amongst trees, paths and parkways.” A new Busboys and Poets outpost offers not only eating and drinking but events space and further opportunities for community gatherings. And pet owners will have to learn about Bark Social, a hangout for dogs and dog lovers. The full build-out of downtown Columbia will encompass, in addition to Merriweather, the Lakefront and Central districts. On almost 400 acres, the developers are projecting 1.9-million square feet of office and retail space and nearly 1,700 multi-family units. The Lakefront District is billed as Columbia’s “health and wellness” district with a new 86,000 square feet medical office building, along with 76,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space along with 650 new residential units. The crowning jewel of the Central District, near the site of the original Rouse Company building, is expected to be the Howard County Public Library. Still a few years away from beginning construction, the 100,000 square feet library, budgeted at $144 million, will feature an auditorium, flexible community space, a digital lab and opportunities for guest speakers, author talks and other attractions. Some limitations to the full realization of a downtown experience were raised, most notably the lack of strong regional transit connections, whether bus or rail. David Benn, an architect in the Baltimore office of Quinn Evans, raised questions about the overall cohesiveness of the plan, pointing to the significant physical separations between the three districts and the barriers to pedestrian movement presented by the major arterial roadways running through Columbia. These limitations notwithstanding, the Howard Hughes Corporation is convinced that, with the growth anticipated for Columbia, it is taking important strides towards creating that “Third City” in relation to Washington, D.C., and Baltimore and coming closer to realizing the vision of Columbia’s founder, Jim Rouse. Joe Nathanson is the retired principal of Urban Information Associates, a Baltimore-based economic and community development consulting firm. He can be contacted at [email protected] By signing up you agree to our