<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://route1reporter.com/2019/06/03/630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii/">https://route1reporter.com/2019/06/03/630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii/</a> <div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><br></div><div><h1 class="entry-title" style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:44px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:inherit;line-height:1">630 apartments, trolley café, planned for Riverdale Park Station phase II</h1><h5 class="gmail-byline" style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:14.64px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;line-height:1.3;vertical-align:middle"><span class="gmail-by-author" style="display:inline"><span class="gmail-by">By</span> <span class="gmail-author gmail-vcard" style="font-weight:bold"><a class="gmail-url gmail-fn gmail-n" href="https://route1reporter.com/author/michael-theis/" title="More from Michael Theis" rel="author" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">Michael Theis</a></span></span><span class="gmail-sep" style="display:inline"> |</span> June 3, 2019</h5><div class="gmail-largo-follow gmail-post-social gmail-clearfix" style="margin-bottom:24px"><span class="gmail-facebook" style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.5em;max-width:250px;margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(58,87,149)"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Froute1reporter.com%2F2019%2F06%2F03%2F630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii%2F" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-line:none;display:block;padding:0.3em 1em 0.3em 0.5em"><i class="gmail-icon-facebook" style="margin-right:0.5em;margin-left:0.2em"></i><span class="gmail-hidden-phone">SHARE</span></a></span><span class="gmail-twitter" style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.5em;max-width:250px;margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(85,172,238)"><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=630%20apartments%2C%20trolley%20caf%C3%A9%2C%20planned%20for%20Riverdale%20Park%20Station%20phase%20II&url=https%3A%2F%2Froute1reporter.com%2F2019%2F06%2F03%2F630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii%2F&via=Route1Reporter" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-line:none;display:block;padding:0.3em 1em 0.3em 0.5em"><i class="gmail-icon-twitter" style="margin-right:0.5em;margin-left:0.2em"></i><span class="gmail-hidden-phone">TWEET</span></a></span><span class="email gmail-share-button" style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.5em;max-width:250px;margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(98,101,111)"><a href="mailto:?subject=630%20apartments%2C%20trolley%20caf%C3%A9%2C%20planned%20for%20Riverdale%20Park%20Station%20phase%20II&body=Long-held%20plans%20to%20build%20hundreds%20of%20new%20apartments%20at%20Riverdale%20Park%20Station%20have%20taken%20a%20major%20procedural%20step%20forward.%20This%20past%20week%2C%20developer%20Calvin%20Cafritz%20Enterprises%20filed%20paperwork%20formally%20seeking%20approval%20from%20Prince%20George%E2%80%99s%20County%20planning%20officials%20to%20build%20630%20units%20in%20two%20buildings%20on%20two%20lots%20bordering%20the%20CSX%20rail%20tracks%20to%20the%20east.%20Among%20the%20details%20in%20the%20plans%3A%20a%20proposal%20to%20install%20a%20restored%20streetcar%20as%20a%20retail%20space%20in%20a%20pedestrian%20plaza%2C%20harkening%20back%20to%20the%20Rhode%20Island%20Avenue%20corridor%E2%80%99s%20streetcar%20legacy.https%3A%2F%2Froute1reporter.com%2F2019%2F06%2F03%2F630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii%2F" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-line:none;display:block;padding:0.3em 1em 0.3em 0.5em"><i class="gmail-icon-mail" style="margin-right:0.5em;margin-left:0.2em"></i> <span class="gmail-hidden-phone">EMAIL</span></a></span><span class="gmail-print" style="display:inline-block;line-height:1.5em;max-width:250px;margin:0.5em 0px;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(133,137,143)"><a href="https://route1reporter.com/2019/06/03/630-apartments-trolley-cafe-planned-for-riverdale-park-station-phase-ii/#" title="Print this article" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-line:none;display:block;padding:0.3em 1em 0.3em 0.5em"><i class="gmail-icon-print" style="margin-right:0.5e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