Konterra development breaks ground in northern Prince George's County

Konterra is finally shifting from a long-running promise to active construction in northern Prince George’s County, with the first phase of Konterra Town Center East underway and the first homes expected to be delivered in fall 2026. The initial residential project, called The Marais, includes 220 townhomes, while Bozzuto Construction Co. is set to begin two multifamily rental buildings totaling about 500 units, a sign that the county’s biggest mixed-use bet is moving beyond ceremonial milestones and into the ground.

The project sits on 1,400 acres near Interstate 95 and the Intercounty Connector, a location county officials have long treated as one of Prince George’s strongest development sites. Konterra is being built as a live-work-play community with housing, retail, restaurants, commercial space, trails, parks and entertainment uses, part of a larger plan that could eventually support more jobs in hospitality, logistics, health care, childcare, professional services and retail. The site is also expected to include 8.5 miles of trails, parks and public plazas.

The scale of the buildout suggests patience will be required. County planning materials have said the full town center could take more than 15 years to complete, and the new homes now under way represent only the first slice of what could become a major growth corridor. Caruso Homes is expected to deliver The Marais in fall 2026, while the multifamily buildings are expected to be completed in 2028.

The May 14 ceremonial groundbreaking gave political weight to work that began in April, and county leaders are using it to argue that Prince George’s is turning a decades-old development site into something measurable. Aisha Braveboy said the project showed what can happen when private-sector and community vision align. Supporters have also described Konterra as a “mini-city,” a label that reflects both its size and its ambition to draw residents, shoppers and employers to a corridor that has long been viewed as a regional growth node.

That ambition has deep roots. One planning document says the site began as a 2,200-acre sand-and-gravel excavation operation bought by the Gould family in 1981. In 1985, the county approved mixed-use zoning for 403 acres east of Interstate 95, and later planning materials identified Konterra as a potential future regional center. In 2025, Prince George’s County Council outreach included a July 28 town hall on the Subregion I Master Plan Amendment for Konterra and the surrounding area, underscoring how much of the work has involved planning before construction.

For northern Prince George’s County, the question now is not whether Konterra can attract attention. It is whether the first townhomes, the rental buildings and the roads, trails and storefronts that follow will finally turn a long-promised development zone into a real economic engine.