Maryland Senate Bills 291 and Maryland House Bill 200 approved grants totaling $7,000,000 by the State of Maryland to support the acquisition, design, planning, engineering, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and site improvement of the property at the Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center. Burtonsville Crossing is an existing, largely vacant shopping center constructed circa 1988 and consists of approximately 130,000 SF of commercial space on approximately 12 acres. The project aims to revitalize the property through its renovation and re-tenanting.
The overall project scope to be undertaken by the shopping center owners, includes the following: architecturally renovated building facades and breezeways; the interior fitout and exterior facade of a new grocery store anchor; structural repairs and upgrades to the existing buildings; replacement of HVAC equipment; new roof; refurbished parking lot; refreshed and enhanced landscaping and additional trees; improved site and common area lighting and LED retrofit; demolition of approximately 7,000 square feet of the building at the center of the property; construction of a new community space and green with pedestrian connectivity to the park-and-ride and Bus Rapid Transit station at the rear of the property; and sitework to create two pads for future new buildings.

Project implementation to begin in FY24.

Additional State Aid of $2,000,000 granted for FY25.

State Aid reflects state grants for capital projects in Montgomery County programmed during the 2023 and 2024 Maryland General Assembly sessions.

The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.

Department of General Services