In an innovative departure from traditional mixed-use developments, a massive new project in Bowie, Maryland is demonstrating how sports tourism can drive retail and residential growth. South Lake, spanning 381 acres at the intersection of U.S. 301 and Maryland Route 214, represents one of the largest and most ambitious developments in the DC/Baltimore/Annapolis corridor.
The $1.3 billion project, 90% complete in its first phase, integrates 1,600 residential units and 600,000 square feet of retail space with Liberty Sports Park, a tournament-grade athletic complex that attracted over 344,000 visitors in its first year. The development’s location, 20 minutes from Washington D.C., positions it to serve one of the nation’s most affluent metropolitan regions.
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