Just to the east and south of the District, Prince George's County is the emerging real estate market of the DMV. While new urban and suburban cores are cropping up along transit lines in places like New Carrollton, Capitol Heights and College Park, much of the county remains undeveloped. However, entrepreneurial developers are moving in toward new industrial and residential projects. Meanwhile, a host of new businesses and office tenants are migrating from downtown to Prince George's. How much do you know about leasing, construction and development in Prince George's County?
1
Which of these Prince George's County towns is NOT on the upcoming Purple Line light rail system?
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Capitol Heights is not on the Purple Line, but it does already have the Blue and Silver lines running through it.
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Capitol Heights is not on the Purple Line, but it does already have the Blue and Silver lines running through it.
2
Carillon, a retail and entertainment district coming to Largo, is being built around WHAT?
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When the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center opens in Largo in 2021, it will be surrounded by shops and businesses as part of a development known as Carillon.
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When the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center opens in Largo in 2021, it will be surrounded by shops and businesses as part of a development known as Carillon.
3
Fill in the blanks: ______ recently backed out of a _____ SF industrial project in Westphalia.
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Prince George's County officials and residents were disappointed to hear that Amazon was scrapping plans for a 4M SF fulfillment center in Westphalia.
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Prince George's County officials and residents were disappointed to hear that Amazon was scrapping plans for a 4M SF fulfillment center in Westphalia.
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Which of these is NOT one of the multifamily projects under development in the county from Peter N.G. Schwartz Co.?
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The company hasn't named a multifamily project the Arcade Apollo yet, but we imagine they'll run out of other alliterative words soon enough.
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The company hasn't named a multifamily project the Arcade Apollo yet, but we imagine they'll run out of other alliterative words soon enough.
5
A new smokehouse is opening a location in Capitol Heights. What D.C. neighborhood is the restaurant named for?
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Ivy City Smokehouse has made a name for itself with great seafood and live music. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said that these sorts of businesses are exactly what “we have been missing” in the county.
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Ivy City Smokehouse has made a name for itself with great seafood and live music. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said that these sorts of businesses are exactly what “we have been missing” in the county.
6
The University of Maryland became the first location on a college campus for what fast-growing CRE company?
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WeWork hopes to spread its university concept across the nation, attracting student startups and companies that want fresh talent. Notably missing from these locations? Booze.
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WeWork hopes to spread its university concept across the nation, attracting student startups and companies that want fresh talent. Notably missing from these locations? Booze.
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Which of these Metro lines does NOT have at least one terminus in Prince George's County?
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The Red Line terminates at Shady Grove and Glenmont, both within Montgomery County.
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The Red Line terminates at Shady Grove and Glenmont, both within Montgomery County.
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The new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center will replace a hospital located where?
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Prince George’s Hospital Center, in Cheverly, will be replaced by the new teaching hospital in Largo.
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Prince George’s Hospital Center, in Cheverly, will be replaced by the new teaching hospital in Largo.
