Watkins Center/
Westchester Commons

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Metropolitan Partnership, Ltd. undertook the development of a 926,000 sf lifestyle retail center in 2004 as an assemblage, master plan, and design of 505 acres of raw land in the western suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. The mixed-use project includes office, retail, hotel, and residential components, and required the creation of a Community Development Authority for the purpose of financing infrastructure improvements for roads, water, sewer, storm sewer, grading, and engineering.

Metropolitan was the lead developer of the lifestyle retail center that incorporates four major sub-developments within the district. Metropolitan also acted as master planner and lead developer in the design and planning of three components including office, hotel, and retail uses. The fourth component in the mix was 1,600 residential units adjacent to the development.

Metropolitan formed a joint venture for the purpose of the funding and development of the 926,000 sf lifestyle retail center in 2007.


Maryland 95 Corporate Center

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD

In addition to office and retail properties, Metropolitan Partnership has developed large, unimproved tracts of land.  The ultimate goal with these properties is the creation of value.  Through master planning, revisions to zoning classification, and creative use of allowed development density, value is created.

Pictured above is the Maryland 95 Corporate Park located on a full clover leaf fronting Interstate 95 mid-way between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.  The 100 acre park was unimproved at the date of acquisition.  Spending nearly a year in negotiations with government approval agencies, neighboring land owners and prospective purchasers and users, approval was granted to develop well over a million square feet of office space.

The first parcel acquisition was made by Citizens Bank and Trust for the purpose of a Regional Bank Headquarters Facility with additional land taken down for future expansion.  As this facility was under construction, Metropolitan completed the road and infrastructure improvements.  As these improvements neared completion, the largest parcel in the park was sold to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for the construction of their headquarters facility.  Both of these facilities are pictured above with the remainder of the park sold for future development.  The entire process covered a period of approximately 30 months.

Loudoun Park Corporate Center

DULLES, VA

Metropolitan contracted to purchase the 241 acre site in the summer of 2000. After developing the project’s physical configuration, financial model and strategic development plan, Metropolitan sold the Property to MIE. The Property will be developed to a total build out of over 3,000,000 sf of industrial, office and warehouse space. The entire process took approximately eight months.