COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Landmark Properties, a student housing owner-operator based in Athens, Ga., has unveiled plans for The Mark College Park, a 2,079-bed project that will be located adjacent to the University of Maryland’s campus.
The 4.5-acre site currently houses two condo buildings that are known as College Park Towers. Landmark plans to acquire the condo buildings and land for the development in 2026. Completion of the new student housing community is slated for fall 2029.
WDG Architecture is designing The Mark, and Landmark’s construction arm (Landmark Construction) is serving as the general contractor. Plans currently call for two 10-story buildings totaling 601 units that will come in studio to five-bedroom floor plans.
Residences will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, hardwood-style floors and in-unit washers and dryers. Additionally, residents at The Mark will have access to covered garage parking and reserved parking for an additional charge.
Amenities will include three quad-like open green spaces on the ground floor, as well as a fitness center and a paseo with tree coverage and green space. This feature will bisect the property north to south to improve pedestrian connectivity.
In addition, an amenity deck atop the parking garage will offer outdoor grilling and seating areas, a jumbotron, resort-style pool, sports simulator and a study lounge with a café.
“The Mark will occupy a central location near downtown College Park, one of the only remaining places for significant development proximate to campus. It will bring much needed additional housing to the area,” says Wes Rogers, president and CEO of Landmark Properties.
Landmark Properties has more than $14 billion in assets under management, including over 115 residential communities across the country with 72,000 student housing beds under management. The company’s development pipeline exceeds $5 billion in estimated value and comprises 23 student and multifamily projects under construction or near term start.
— Taylor Williams