Current Status: Construction

The County selected AHC Inc. as its development partner in February 2020 to redevelop the property after the Department of Recreation moved to its new Wheaton location. AHC will redevelop the site with a mix of housing affordable to households earning between 30% and 70% of the area median income. The County executed a General Development Agreement with AHC in July 2020.

To sell this property for redevelopment, the County disposed of the property in accordance with the provisions of 11B.45.02, Reuse, Leasing, and Sale of Closed Schools. The Planning Board approved the Mandatory Referral for disposition of the site on April 2, 2020; the staff packet can be reviewed here. A virtual public hearing on the proposed transfer of property was held on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 via a Zoom meeting. The joint Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) and Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committees held a worksession on the disposition of the property on September 24, 2020; the staff packet can be reviewed here. The County Council approved the disposition on December 8, 2020. The property was transferred to the developer in November 2022.

AHC submitted a Site Plan and Preliminary Plan application in January 2021. On May 27, 2021, the Planning Board approved the Site Plan and Preliminary Plan. The staff report can be found here.

Site work began fall 2022. A groundbreaking ceremony was held January 19, 2023.

Habitat for Humanity is a partner in the development project. Completion of three Habitat single family detached homes is projected for late December 2024. Completion of Habitat condominium buildings is projected for spring 2025.

AHC is developing six apartment buildings as part of the project. Most of the rental buildings will be delivered August through October 2024. The final and largest apartment building will be delivered in early 2025.

To follow construction activity on the site, click here to see the Developer's Construction Camera.