Construction Update

For clarity I have numbered the buildings so it's easier to know which one I am talking about.   I have added this to the "Riverdale Park Station Info" tab of this blog in the spot where I had the site plan.

Building 4 is completed and they are just finishing up some interior work...  I saw them there today cleaning some of the units so it looks like that building will be closing in October for sure.  (see below)

The are working on the brick exteriors of Building 5...  Still appears to be on track for December.  You can also see the start of building 6 in this picture on the right (see below)

Building 6 is just getting started...  maybe on track for January 2018?  (see two pictures below)

They are still working on the tot lot but it does not look much different than last time I posted.

Something I mentioned in the last update was that I thought they would clear the south part of the Hiker Biker trail very soon.... they have finally done this!   The path is clear to Hyattsville.

Hiker-Biker Trail, Building 6, MOD Pizza, Shuttle App

Lots of stuff going on in Riverdale Park Station.

First the Hiker-Biker Trail has already been unofficially open for the past 2 weeks or so (IE:  no barricade you had to step around) but within the next 2 weeks it should be officially open, only with an indirect path around the construction.

They are working on paving the area where the future Hyatt Hotel will be and will use that to connect the Hiker Biker trail.  This is the path the new trail will take.  (see highlighted path)

Honestly this is NOT a huge deal since so many folks have already been using the trail, but this should mean that they will open the south of the trail near Tuckerman to Hyattsville (that was impassable) and also this will mean there will not be an annoying but passable barricade at the north end of the trail.  Plus there won't be signs everywhere threatening prosecution.   :)

I have made the walk down to Hyattsville a few times and it is only a mile walk and it's a really nice wide and safe two lane bike trail.   This is great as I didn't realize Busboys and Poets and Tara Thai were in walking distance when I bought here.

In other news, townhouse Building 6 also just went vertical on Monday (9/25).  Building 4 is getting exterior finishing touches and still looks like closings in the middle of next month... Building 5 just got its first brick exterior so is still on track for December.   I will post a construction update with pictures soon.

As I posted here in July and early September MOD pizza is opening in October.   They finally confirmed an open date of October 20th.   I went by there today and it looks like District Taco is generally staying on course with MOD and may be just a little behind where MOD is as far as interior construction goes.   I still believe District Taco will make October but it may be the very end of the month.

Lastly, the Riverdale Park Station metro shuttle is in operation and even has an app which updates it's real time location.

See screenshot of the app below:  (app name = "Riverdale Shuttle")

The walk from the College Park Metro to Riverdale Park Station is really not too bad and I usually get there in 15 minutes or so but it will be nice to be able to check this app and if I time it right I can take the shuttle instead...  This will be even more useful when it is brutally cold outside in January/February and I don't feel like making the walk.  Adding this feature where you can see the real time location of the shuttle is a big plus.

Retail Update

Not much has changed since my post in July about the retail opening dates.   I reached out to all of the retailers again and they all told me the same thing.

District Taco and MOD both still saying they will open in "Fall" but it looks like both MOD and District Taco will be opening in October and Burton's opening in early November.  (as they told me and now they have a sign on their door that says the same)

They just opened the road to MOD/District Taco today for the first time and just added the MOD Pizza signage, but they still have a lot of work to do on the inside of these buildings before they will open, that is why I am thinking not till October.

Since I am seeing the progress every day I will keep the blog updated.

It is exciting that by November (less than 2 months) we will have Burton's. District Taco and MOD Pizza all open.  It will really make Riverdale Park Station come to life.

Estimated Opening Dates:

1. District Taco - October 2017
2. MOD Pizza - October 2017
3. Burtons  -  Early November 2017
4. Habit Burger – Mid-2018   
5. Jersey Mikes – Early-2018
6. Hyatt House Hotel – Early 2020  

I have worked hard to try to find something out about the Gold's Gym but have not been able to get any info.  Since that is the only one I am missing I will keep trying when I have time.  I also have not heard anything about the other new retail commitments aside from the Fed Ex Office.  Will post any new info I can gather.

Tot lot is much bigger and better than expected + Construction.

They have finished installing most of the tot lot equipment now and it is much bigger and better than I expected.   It will be really nice to have this just a few steps away from my place.

Shot from the front:




Shot from the back:


Building four and five are still coming along at the same rate and it still looks like mid-October for building four and December for building five.   Something interesting is it appears they are getting ready to start both Building 6 and Building 7 at the same time which will complete the first section before Village Green.

(See map here)
http://riverdaleparkstation.blogspot.com/p/riverdale-park-station.html

You can see below how they are putting the foundations in for those two.





Also on my last post a reader pointed out that those updates that Cafritz was putting out in the past but were removed are still being created and posted out on:

http://www.upmd.org/?news

I have added this link to the important links page here:

http://riverdaleparkstation.blogspot.com/p/riverdale-park-station.html

Even though those updates are out of date they do have good nuggets of info at times so I am glad the reader shared.

Sales and Price update:

Another 20k hike for the Cassidy starting price.  A $25,000 gap between the Parker and Cassidy
was way too low and now a $65,000 gap between the Parker and Cassidy may be nearing a bit too high.  I would not be surprised to see another hike for the Parker soon.

Half price on options on future units has been removed which will make a noticable difference for what these are actually selling for.  (Average options > $25,000)

There was one Parker in building #1 for sale for quite some time and 3 units (2 Dawsons and 1 Parker) for sale in building #3.

In just the past 2 weeks they sold three of those units and now only 1 Dawson remains in building #3 for sale.    (with pre-selected options for $470,515)

Good news for the community as once that one unit in building #3 sells there will be nothing for sale except for future buildings.

The pricing history on the smallest floor plan (Dawson) has been:

12/9/16:               $415,000

1/22/16:               $425,000

3/2/17:                 $430,000    

3/28/17:               $440,000

6/5/17:                 $443,000

 The pricing history on the middle floor plan (Parker) has been:

12/9/16:               $440,000

1/22/16:               $450,000

3/2/17:                 $455,000

3/28/17:               $470,000

6/5/17:                 $473,000

 The pricing history on the largest floor plan (Cassidy) has been:

12/9/16:               $465,000

1/22/16:               $475,000

3/2/17:                 $480,000

3/28/17:               $495,000

6/5/17:                 $518,000

8/25/17:               $537,490