FOREST HEIGHTS, Md. – Petra Development is still planning on breaking ground in 2025 on a massive mixed-use community within a 20-minute drive of downtown Washington D.C.
Forest Heights, Maryland is on the cusp of its largest transformation in decades. Just across the Beltway from the thriving National Harbor entertainment district, a 20-acre parcel of mostly wooded, underused land is set to become the site of a $720 million construction project that will stretch over six phases through the next 12 years.
The scope includes more than 1,500 multifamily homes, 60,000 square feet of retail, civic facilities including a police station and daycare center, nearly 2,000 structured parking spaces and community space…