On April 4th, David Hillman of Southern Management Corporation approached the City of Greenbelt with his plans to build a 25 story High Rise apartment building on what is currently 5 acres of forested property, part of the original Green Belt of Greenbelt, MD. Rezoning would be needed in order to allow his High Rise Apartments in Greenbelt. 

In order for this proposed 25-story high rise apartment building to be built in Greenbelt, the City will have to be rezoned to allow such high density development. This can affect all of us by providing a precedent, so that more of these high rise apartments and buildings could be built throughout our City, changing the character of our community. This would allow the zoning and building precedent for more High Rise apartment buildings to be scattered throughout Greenbelt, including areas such as Roosevelt Center. And also for the other wooded areas in Greenbelt, not bound by the Forest Preserve. Apartments could be torn down and the density change could allow for them to be replaced with high rises. If you change the zoning to allow for this building, then the Character of the Community has been changed. *That* is the allowance for more in the world of development. As an example, communities that stop one Big Box store from coming into their community have, effectively stopped all. That Character of Community is the term which helps against unwanted changes. If you want this high rise next to Lakeside North, then you lose any say when one is built at Roosevelt Center or elsewhere in Old Greenbelt, or even at other parts of Greenbelt.

Please sign this petition asking the City Council, and other representatives of Greenbelt to oppose this development and any changes to the zoning of the land that would allow its development.

For more information:

The minutes from the City of Greenbelt
http://www.greenbeltmd.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/04042016-611

Article concerning this high rise in the Greenbelt News Review
http://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/issues/GNR20160414.pdf