New Shopping Center Could Transform Hyattsville

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HERE'S A PHRASE you might not have heard before: "Let's go hang out in Hyattsville." The Prince George's County town isn't exactly known for its shopping districts, after all.

But with the opening of a new shopping center modeled after retail and dining areas of Bethesda and Clarendon, Hyattsville could quickly transform into a commercial hub.

The development, called University Town Center, seen at right, is part of a $1.2 billion project that will eventually include office buildings, condos and apartments. One block from the Prince George's Plaza Metro station on the Green Line, the development could attract shoppers from around the county — including students from the nearby University of Maryland at College Park.

The development recently opened with a 14-screen movie theater — the first one built in Prince George's County in the last ten years. A Safeway supermarket, specialty shops and more than a dozen restaurants, including an Old Dominion Brewhouse and upscale fast food chains like Qdoba Mexican Grill and Five Guys Burgers and Fries, are slated to open by Labor Day.

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