Prince George's County Cheverly Hill Hospital Redevelopment Moves Forward After Disputes

Demolition and environmental abatement are underway at the former Prince George’s Hospital Center, and developers say a recent approval has put a 2027 groundbreaking back on the table for the Cheverly Hill redevelopment at 3001 Hospital Drive in Cheverly. The land is owned by the Prince George’s County Redevelopment Authority, and UrbanAtlantic is named as the lead developer on the proposal to remake the site into mixed-use housing, retail, office and a hotel.

Project figures vary by source. Hoodline, citing the RDA project page, describes a roughly $550 million redevelopment on a 44-acre property that would deliver more than 1,300 residential units, a 70-room hotel, roughly 70,000 square feet of office and medical space, and about 40,000 square feet of neighborhood retail. By contrast, the Washington Informer and the Town of Cheverly list the site as 26 acres and describe a project of more than 1,000 housing units with 40,000 square feet of retail and entertainment, a public square, grocery store space, a dog park and a new hotel.

State support has moved with the project. Gov. Wes Moore visited Hospital Hill on Jan. 24 and announced $7.5 million in state investments, up from an earlier $5 million commitment, as funding for preservation, design and pre-development work. Moore said, “This was a time when we had to invest in the big ideas, and the things that could have not just lasting impact, but truly generational, intangible impact in communities,” and added, “This is one of these projects. It’s not just about economic development. This is community building.”

The redevelopment’s schedule nearly faltered amid an intermunicipal annexation dispute. WTOP reported Dec. 9, 2024, that Bladensburg could move to annex the hospital property, a move that Cheverly officials said would restrict access to Route 202 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and threatened legal action. Cheverly Mayor Kayce Munyeneh told WTOP, “It was always understood it was going to be part of Cheverly,” and said the town had borne traffic, noise and helicopter-pad impacts from the hospital and deserved the benefits of redevelopment.

After a closed-door meeting, Maryland Matters reports Bladensburg officials paused and agreed to abandon annexation attempts after receiving assurances of meaningful input; the town’s mayor, Takisha James, said, “Our intent is not to hinder development but to ensure that Bladensburg has a voice in a project that will have lasting positive regional impacts.” Legislator Barnes conceded during a House Environment and Transportation Committee hearing that Bladensburg had legitimate grievances and said he would withdraw related legislation, adding, “I think we really have a win for Cheverly, for Bladensburg, and for Prince George’s County.” Cheverly posted to Facebook calling Bladensburg’s decision “a significant step forward.”

Next phases will move in parallel: Hoodline reports entitlement work advancing alongside environmental cleanup, while Washington Informer says state dollars will support preservation and pre-development. Maryland Economic Development Corporation funding of $200,000 for an economic development study for Bladensburg was also secured, according to Maryland Matters. Key outstanding facts that remain to be finalized include the site acreage (26 acres vs. 44 acres), the final residential unit count (more than 1,000 vs. more than 1,300), the definitive office/medical square footage and hotel program, the exact source and scope of the “key approval” that revived a 2027 target, and the timing for conveyance of the property from the RDA to municipal control.