Friday, November 4, 2011
Local blogger says negotiations with organic foods market are in the final stages.
This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Citing "multiple informed sources," the Tale of Two Cities blog has reported that Whole Foods Market is in the final stages of negotiations with the Howard Hughes Corp. to lease space in the Howard Hughes Building — the former Rouse Co. headquarters in the Columbia Town Center. But while TOTC first published the item about Whole Foods and blogger HowChow repeated it, mum's the word from the Hughes Corp. and Whole Foods, a natural and organic food market. The Howard Hughes Corp., "as a public company, cannot comment on any negotiations held with other public companies," Hughes Senior Vice President John DeWolf said in an email to Columbia Patch. "We don’t have any firm plans to open a store in Columbia at…
Friday, October 28, 2011
Residents are concerned about rental properties, density and traffic.
With only design guidelines to look at and actual site plans not yet on the horizon, residents got a glimpse into what a future Columbia Town Center will look like, and they had a lot to say about it. Some were excited about the possibilities while others were concerned about the potentially large number of rental properties and what new construction will do to the character of existing neighborhoods. Representatives of the Howard Hughes Corp. Thursday night unveiled land-use and design guidelines for new residential and retail development on 12 acres of land around The Mall in Columbia. About 100 residents showed up for the presentation at Howard Community College that Hughes officials called both the culmination of a seven-year approval …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Happy Thursday!
The Weather: "Showers. High near 64. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Showers before 8 p.m. Low around 34. North wind between 8 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. " — The National Weather Service Downtown Columbia Development: The Howard Hughes Corp. will host a pre-submission community meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed development on two plots of land known as parcels C and D, adjacent to The Mall in Columbia. Company officials will discuss the project, including the number of units planned; the plan for the road network; and the final …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Howard Hughes Corp. officials are filing required documents regarding a mixed-use plan for two, 12-acres plots near the Mall in Columbia.
Howard Hughes Corp. representatives on Thursday were delivering required documents that spell out the scope of the proposed development in downtown Columbia to the Howard County Design Advisory Panel, according to a statement sent to Columbia Patch. The documents will include information on the number of units planned for the 12-acre lots known as parcels C and D, as well as the Final Development Plan and design guidelines for the Warfield neighborhood, according to Jean F. Moon of Jean Moon and Associates. The Hughes Corp. is proposing building up to 817 residences and 70,000 square feet of retail space, according to an article in today's Baltimore Sun. Hughes, the successor to General Growth Properties, now owns much of the land formerly…
Rose
10:19 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
not sure I like the location though... more ›