Presentations from a ULI Baltimore Conference on Columbia, MD. Discussion of the past and future development projects

1. Columbia’s 50th: Learning From the Past & Celebrating
Future Development

2. We would like to thank our Main Sponsor:

3. We would like to thank our sponsors:

4. Columbia’s 50th Anniversary: Lessons Learned
Moderator:
• Josh Olsen, Executive President, Monument Realty, author of
Better Places, Better Lives a biography of James Rouse.
Panelists:
• Robert Tennenbaum, Architect/Planner; worked on the initial
design of Columbia.
• W. Lehr Jackson, Partner, Lehr Jackson Associates: retail
expert and Rouse employee from 1970-78.
• Gary Clark, Operations Manager for Rouse Company 1966-72;
later a custom homebuilder in Howard County

19. James Rouse’s Goals for Columbia
1. To build a complete city.
2. To respect the land.
3. To provide for the growth of people.
4. To make a profit.

29. Columbia’s 50th Anniversary: Celebrating Future Development
Moderator:
• Mark Thompson, Vice President of Business Development, Howard County
Economic Development Authority.
Panelists:
• Greg Fitchitt, Senior Vice President Development, Howard Hughes Corporation
• Earl Armiger, Chairman/CEO, Orchard Development
• Lynn Coleman, Vice President of Administration & Finance, Howard Community
College
• Larry Twele, CEO, Howard County Economic Development Authority

30. Columbia’s Future: Redevelopment and Infill Development

31. Columbia’s Future: Plenty of Greenfield Opportunities in 1970

32. Columbia’s Future: …Full of Different Opportunities in 2017

33. Redevelopment is Howard County’s & Columbia’s Future…

34. Rouse’s Legacy in Downtown Columbia
To Provide a
Real City
Not Just
a
Better Suburb

35. Downtown Columbia Today
TWO
MERRIWEATHERONE
METROPOLITAN
WHOLE
FOODS
M.FLATS /
TEN.M

36. Merriweather District 4,900,000 SF at Buildout
250 HOTEL
ROOMS
2,000
RESIDENTIA
L UNITS
2.3M SF NEW
OFFICE
250,000 SF
NEW
STREET
LEVEL
SHOPS AND
RESTAURAN
TS
NEW TOWN
SQUARE
NEW
CENTRAL
LIBRARY

37. Lakefront Core District 1,100,000 SF at Buildout
305
APARTMENT
S
204
CONDOMINI
UMS IN 2
TOWERS
240,000 SF
NEW OFFICE
IN 2 TOWERS
70,000 SF
NEW
STREET
LEVEL
SHOPS AND
RESTAURAN
TS

38. Aerial View Of Long Reach Village Center Today

39. Example of a Community Event

40. Aerial View of the Proposed Long Reach Village
Center

41. THE LONG REACH VILLAGE CENTER: Columbia, Maryland
Planned Re-Development of 0ne of Columbia’s Original Village Centers
 Developed by: Orchard Development Corporation
 Targeted Start Date: September 2021
 Completed Value: $105,000,000
 Features:
50 Market-Rate for-sale Townhomes
132 Market Rate Rental Apartments, wrapper building with Podium over 40,000 sf of Retail,
Including 20,000 sf of incubator commercial kitchens & co-packaging facility
120 Affordable Senior Rental Housing
17,500 of Community Use/Office
17,500 of Medical Office
Vertical Garden
730 Space Parking Structure

42. Proposed Mixed-Use Site Plan

43. The Vertical Garden

44. Howard Community College - Facilities Master Plan
Howard Community College’s Facilities Master Plan 2015 - 2025

45. Health Sciences Building

46. Science, Engineering & Technology Building

47. Science, Engineering & Technology Building

48. Science, Engineering & Technology Building

49. A New Vision for Columbia Gateway

50. Gateway’s Foundational Users

51. Columbia Gateway’s Opportunity
• Economic Assets:
– Existing Cluster of Cyber and Health/Health IT Firms
– Government: TEDCO, Howard County, HCEDA
– Educational: HCC, UMBC, Johns Hopkins, USRA
– Transit/Amenities: Big Opportunity
• Physical Assets:
– Private: Room for Improvement
– Public: Big Opportunity
• Business Networking Assets:
– Formal & Informal Ties: Big Opportunity

52. Short-term Activation: Create Community
Source: “Food truck fans have new lunch spot” (www.wbaltv.com), 2017

53. Combine new uses with wired, compact development
in a pedestrian and bike friendly environment
Mid to Long Term: Plan for More Density

54. The Future of Columbia is Full of Opportunities!
Questions?