[RP TownTalk] Get the Inside Story on Riverdale Park Station, Wednesday, 6 pm at Burtons

[Jeffrey Yorke]

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Riverdale Park Business Association

Your Partner in Business

riverdaleparkbiz at aol.com ● www.riverdaleparkbusiness.com

Pete Spiropoulos, President Bruce Wernek, Treasurer Michael Herman, Esq.,
Vice President Jeffrey Yorke, Secretary

RPBA to Get the Skinny on Riverdale Park Station

The Station’s SPM Lydia Chandlee to Focus on Area Impact, Growth and Future

RIVERDALE PARK, MD., Sept. 10, 2019 – Riverdale Park Station Senior
Property Manager Lydia C. Chandlee will be the featured guest of the
Riverdale Park Business Association at its monthly meeting, Wednesday,
Sept. 11. The meeting begins at 6 pm at Burtons Grill & Bar in Riverdale
Park Station.

Chandlee will give RPBA members an update and overview of the 36-acre
master-planned community which will contain 119 townhouses, 850 apartment
units, 160,000 square feet of retail space, 20,000 square feet of office
space and a 120-room Hyatt House boutique hotelat its full build out. She
will discuss the project’s impact on Riverdale Park and the greaterRiverdale
area, provide insight on possible new retail tenants. Chandlee will also
take audience questions.

Chandlee, who has worked in property management for about 15 years, spent
nine years atColumbia, MD’s mixed-use development, Maple Lawn, where she
later managed nearly half- a-million square feet of commercial space. In
between she took time off to raise a family, thenreturned to work as a
property manager for Good Will’s vast 22-store portfolio. A year and a half
ago she was selected by Calvin Cafritz Enterprises to manage its new mixed
use gem in Riverdale Park. She is employed through the management firm,
Cushman & Wakefield.

She was a good choice to head one of Prince George’s County’s premier mixed-use
projects. She knows the area like few do. Chandlee grew up in Mount Rainier
– she still attends St. James Catholic Church there – before her family
bought farmland in Upper Marlboro. She graduated from Bowie State College
with a degree in international relations hoping to one day become a
diplomat. It was smart preparation on her part since as senior property
manager she must campaign, lobby, and negotiate deals every day. When the
project is fully built-out,

Join dozens of your fellow businesses every second Wednesday of the month
at 6 pm to discuss area business and development growth and opportunities
that could expand your business horizons and learn how others have cut
through the maze of hurdles and obstacles put in businesses way by
oh-so-helpful regulators. The good news is that often those same regulators
are in attendance and are genuinely open to hearing concerns of the
business community and working with us. Good communication is a key element
to moving forward and RPBA provides that platform.
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Riverdale Park Station will have 180,000 square-feet of commercial space,
850
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apartment homes, 120 townhouses, a 120-room Hyatt House boutique hotel and
several
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open village green spaces.
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Page 2 RPBA Meeting, Sept. 11, 2019, 6 pm 2 Burtons Bar & Grill

Each quarter, RPBA holds a monthly meeting in a member's business to get an
up-close look at how a successful and growing business manages its way to
prosperity. Missing a roadshow mixer is a lost opportunity for a fast, free
and painless education. And you are missing out on a ton of fun.

RPBA's Sept. 11 event is also a great opportunity to meet Burton's General
Manger Justin Thompson and Manager John Grant and find out how they've made
Burtons a sophisticated and casual dining hot spot in the 18 months Burtons
has been open in Riverdale Park Station.

WHAT: RPBA September Meeting
WHEN: 6 pm, Wednesday, September 11, 2019
WHERE: Burtons Grill & Bar, 4440 Van Buren St., Riverdale Park, MD 20737
WHY: Because if you are not careful, you will learn something everyday!

Reminder: Riverdale Park Business Association will hold its annual general
elections for president, vice president, treasurer and secretary at its
October 9 meeting, 6 pm In Riverdale Park Town Hall, 5008 Queensbury Road,
RPMD, 20737. If you are interested in a leadership role, start your
campaign now and bring it to Burtons! (This is probably one of those rare
times where a candidate CAN BUY a potential constituent a beverage and
influence their vote!)

BREAKING NEWS! RBPA NOW ACCEPTS CHARGE CARDS -- Yes, you read that right,
you can now pay your $50 annual dues by credit card. Sign up today and
enjoy the benefits of membership in RPBA.

Questions, suggestions? Contact Jeffrey Yorke, Yorkedial at gmail.com,
301-502-1243.

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Riverdale Park Business AssociationRepresenting and Building Businesses in
the Greater Riverdale Area

2019 RPBA APPLICATION

Date: ____________

NAME OF BUSINESS:_________________________________________
Address of Operation:_________________________________________
Business Phone:___________________ Website:_______________________
Contact:______________________ Title:________________
Cell:___________________ Email:_________________________

Type of Service-Business:_____________________Year Begun:______ Business
BIO:_________________________________

Hours of Operation: ____________________________
Would You Serve as an RPBA board member or participate on one the RPBA
Committees? (circle one or

more)

Membership Committee
Planning Committee
Advertising, Marketing, Communications Committee
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Join RPBA Today!

RPBA is accepting new members, rebuilding its committees, and sharpening
its focus. If you own and operate a business in Riverdale Park, Greater
Riverdale or the surrounding communities, join us and help ignite a
thriving business environment in Greater Riverdale. We meet on the Second
Monday of the Month at 6 pm. Usually meetings are held in Riverdale Park
Town Hall, 5008 Queensbury Road, RPMD, 20737 but we also do a Road Show
that takes our meetings to our members’ establishments or a rotating basis.
And that’s the FUN part!

The business association is currently developing a roadshow series that
will conduct meetings in Greater Riverdale Area businesses to showcase
those businesses and provide RPBA members with an on-going toolkit to
success. Members will also get news and information, and an eye on business
development that they won’t get anywhere else.
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Annual membership fee is $50. Call/text Jeffrey Yorke, 301-502-1243, or
email Yorkedial at gmail.com with your credit card information or make checks
payable to RPBA.
Mail this completed application with an enclosed check to:
RPBA c/o Town of RPMD

5008 Queensbury Rd. Riverdale Park, MD 20737
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Visit us on the web at www.shoplocalriverdalepark.com.
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-- 
Jeffrey Yorke
Yorke Property Management, Inc.
Yorke Partners
Jeffrey at YorkeRents.com
(C)301-502-1243
(M)301-832-0000
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