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Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee
(WRAC) Agenda and Meeting Summaries


Wheaton Redevelopment Report September 2010

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Wheaton Redevelopment Program
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Downtown Wheaton, is perfectly situated in the center of three major thoroughfares, and less than 2 miles north of the Capital Beltway. With the added convenience and accessibility of Metrorail (Red Line) and Metrobus, Wheaton is the ideal location for business or development projects.

To support this effort, the County opened the Wheaton Redevelopment Program (WRP) at 2424 Reedie Drive. The program is based on the concept of encouraging private reinvestment through targeted, complimentary public investment. Projects developed or planned to date, will create over 1,300 residential units, and nearly 600,000 square feet of new retail.The Goals for Wheaton Redevelopment can be seen by clicking goals.

In January 2010 the County, in association with two additional public entities - Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) - issued a "Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Public-Private Partnership for the Design, Construction and Financing of Transit-Oriented Development for the Wheaton Central Business District". The purpose of this RFQ was to select a private real estate development partner with the experience, capability and financial capacity to complete viable, sustainable redevelopment projects in downtown Weaton. The public partners leveraged 10 public properties in Downtown Wheaton to induce private development, with the expectation that a selected developer would aggregate private property in addition to public sites.

The RFQ articulated redevelopment goals for the Wheaton Central Business District (CBD) as well as the timeline, process and criteria by which developer's submissions would be considered. It should be noted that the goals described in the RFQ reflect community stakeholder expectations that had been garnered in a number of public forums, exercises, and studies conducted under the auspices of the Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Mid-County Regional Services Center over several years.

The RFQ was conducted in two phases over a six-month timeframe. The initial phase of the RFQ focused on developer qualifications, experience, financial capability and creative vision. The second phase "short-listed" qualified submissions, included oral interviews, and focused on the developer's financial capabilities, capacity for land aggregation, and the ability to successfully execute a project from concept to completion.

In July 2010, the County and WMATA announced the selection of B.F. Saul Company and its development team as the developer selected by the RFQ process. Additional members of the development team include the architectural firm of Torti Gallas and Partners and the engineering firm of Loiederman Soltesz and Associates.


Below, listed alphabetically, are links to the various aspects of the Wheaton Redevelopment Program -- click on underlined elements to expand


Business Retention Program


Commercial Vacancy


Community Participation


County Sponsored Events


Downtown Living


Future Development


History


Outreach and Incentives


Public and Private Investment


Redevelopment Reports and Surveys


Sector Plan


Small Business Assistance


Transportation & Accessibility


Wheaton Maps


Last edited: 3/6/2012