Evening star., 1947-03-20
Rezoned
For$1o,o00,o00
In Apartments
Stores and ,Theuters
included in Projects
In Prince Georges

Six proposed apartment com.
munities, scheduled for construc-
ton soon. in Prince Georges County
at an estimated cost of more than
$40 900 ,00o,s today had approval of
the county commissioners.
Land on which the projects will
be erected was among IS tracts re-
zoned for apartment, commercial or
two-family dwelling use by the
county heads yesterday at their
monthly zoning hearings in the,
County Service Building, Hyatts-
vile.
A $4,000,000 project to provide 500
apartments, a 15-store shopping
center and a theater will rise on
property on the east side of Ed
monston road, between Carter lane
and Jefferson avenue. East River
dale
loning reclassification from resi-
Dental A to residential C for apart
ment use was authorized to John
M. Walton, contract owner of the
land. Mr.. Walton also was granted
a second rezoning for part of the
same property from residential A
to commercial D to permit the
business district.
University Lane Site Rezoned.
Another community, also esti-
mated to cost several million dol,
lars, Will be erected in the proposed
New Hampshire Gardens at New
Hampshire avenue and University
lane, near Takoma Park. Tentative
plans call for 300 apartments, Is
stores and a 964-seat theater. The
commercial district will face the
intersection of the two highways.
according to plans.
Rezoning of one tract from res.
ldentlal G to commercial D for the
shopping center and theater and
another from residential A to res
idential G for the apartments was
awarded Harry Gorin and others.
who were represented by ATTORNEY
T. Howard Duckett.
Apartment zoning also was granted
Sidney Lust, owner, for nine acres
on the east side of Riggs road, north
OF Ager road, near Green Meadows:
Walter l.. Green, agent for the
westerly 100 feet of the Lord Calvert
Manor, College Park; Albert F..
Deuhring, for nearly l8 acres with
1000 feet fronting on the Military
highway, near Silver Hill road, Sill
yer Hill. and Meyer Shapiro, for
about nine acres with 730 feet 'front.'
ing on the northwest side of Suit
land road opposite Parkland.
Mr.. Duckett, who also represented
Mr.. Lust, said 125 apartments would
be built at an estimated value of
100000 on the Riggs road tract.
Another $l,0OO,ooo project to make
way for 143 apartments will be
erected on the College Park site, Mr..
Green said. Thomas E. Jones, who
represented Mr.. Deuhring, said plans
Tor this project have not yet been
announced.
Protest OverruIed.
The commissioners. by a 2-to-l
vote, rezoned the Shapiro tract de-
spite objections from residents of the
area who protested against apart
ment communities for the region. A
S1,50O,000 project to construct $50
to 200 apartments and about Is
stores will be built on the site, it
was revealed.
Disapproval also had been rec
commended by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission on grounds the location
was mot suitable and too far re-
moved from urban areas to permit
anything except individual dwell
ings."
Action on other applications in
cluded:
APPROVED.
Stance J.. .Trotter, reclassification from
lot on Green street, Paramount Heights.
Residsnt,a, aai stone. o reelasSifcation from
erty, with 500 feet fronting c on Mayor i
Silver 81 IL Eill Subject b to rseommendations
road line ,adjustments).
Domenlco Caputo. reclassif1cation from
erty adjoining 633i Marlboro i pike. near near
County Realty Co., Upper Marlboro,
reclassifica alton from Residential C to
Commercial D. Of property at Good Hope
avenue and Naylor road, Good Hope Hills.
Hervey 6. Machen, agent, reclassifica-
tion from Residential to Commercial D,
Of one lot at 431l Farragut street, Hyatts-
vile.
George Grello, owner, reelassification
from Residential to Residential B, of
two lots OH Valley street, Tolson Heights.
w. Landon Turner, granted permit to
operate gasoine filling station near Marl-
ooro pike and Sumner avenue, Coral Hills
Clay c. Beckett, granted permission to
operate a golf driving range on nearly
: acres on the west side of the Washing
n.BaItimore, boulevard at Cherry Hill
DENIED.
George L. Mortimer reclassification
from Residential to Commercial D, of
30 lots or Hopkins avenue. between Chew
ton and Shadyside avenues, Bradbury
Heights.
CONTINUED UNTIL APRIL I6.
Winfield Preston. contract owner. re-
classifca ton from Residential A to Resi-
dental C. for about 10 acres on the
east, side of Ager road (now occupied by
Radio Station WOL), near Hyattsvilie.
William F. Mclean. reclassif1cation from
Residential to Commercial D, of one
lot on the south side of Landover road,
near Wilson avenue, Cheverly Forest
Charles H. McCamey, reclassifica ton
from Residential A to Commercial D. OF
one lot adjoining that of Mr. Mclean
Stefan and Elizabeth Noll, reclassjf-
cation from Residential A to Commercial