Prince George's County Planning Department


Metro Area Stations

Prince George's Plaza Metrorail Station

Station Area Vision

Flexible zoning, land use, and TDDP design controls allow for a new, sophisticated urban center. It will feature wide pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, sites for restaurants and cafés, student housing, retail shops, outdoor art displays and plazas, a large multiscreen theatre and many other amenities. Plans include luxury mid-rise apartments and condominiums, offices, and a regional shopping mall. Major tenants include the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, and other institutions advancing education, arts, music, high tech, medicine, science and more.

Prince George's Plaza Metrorail Station

  • Located at the intersection of East West Highway (MD 410) and Belcrest Road.
  • The nearest communities are the City of Hyattsville, the City of College Park, and the Town of University Park.
  • The General Plan places this station in the Developed Tier and classifies it as a Regional Center.
  • The station area is within a transit district overlay zone (TDOZ).
  • Access is via East West Highway (MD 410), Queens Chapel Road (MD 500), Adelphi Road, and Belcrest Road.
Summary of Allowable Uses

The land uses planned within one-half mile of the Metro station are multifamily residential, office, service and retail commercial, mixed-use, and open space. The Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan (1998) is the sector plan for this Metro station area.

Sites in Public Ownership

WMATA owns 22.22 acres including the station and parking area. The Metro Shop at Belcrest and the Mosaic Apartment occupy a portion of the joint development site.

map_Branch_Avenue_Metro_small Quick Facts (WMATA Data 2010)

Transit Ridership:5,442 Entries
5,284 Exits
Transit:8 Metrobus routes
1 THE BUS route
2 MTA commuter bus routes
Parking:3,072-space surface lot
150-space metered surface lot
Bike Parking: There are 40 bike racks and 24 lockers available at this station
Car Sharing:Available at this station. (Read More)


In December 2002 Metro signed a master leasing agreement with Taylor Development and Land Company to develop the first Transit Oriented Development project on a Metro site in Prince George’s County. In November 2005 Metro signed a ground lease for the retail portion of the project with Prince George’s Metro Apartments, LLC (subsequently assigned to Equity Residential), and in January 2006 Metro signed a ground lease with an affiliate of Taylor Development and Land Company. The residential and retail phases, known as Mosaic at Metro and Metro Shops, are now up and operating. Along with the Westfield Prince George’s Plaza shopping center across the street and University Town Center, they are beginning to establish a major TOD node at, and the revitalization of, this area of Prince George’s County. Difficulty to date in attracting a major office tenant has led the Belcrest Center developer to explore substitutions, currently student housing.
Prince George's Plaza Approved Transit District Development Plan for the Transit District Overlay Zone (June 1998)

This plan contains figures, tables and supporting text which comprise the Prince George's Plaza Transit District Development Plan (TDDP). It controls and guides the use and development of all land from the initial submittal of plans to the issuance of permits within the designated Transit District Overlay Zone (TDOZ). The purposes of this zone are to increase the use of transit facilities, maximize the return on investment in a transit system, encourage appropriate development near transit stations with coordinated urban design elements and increase Local tax revenues. This document constitutes an amendment to the Prince George's County Zoning Map for that portion of Planning Area 68 described as the Prince George's Plaza TDOZ.