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George Mason University President Gregory Washington is ready for 鈥減henomenal鈥� growth in Prince William County.
Developers joined university and county officials at a groundbreaking Friday for an expansion of GMU鈥檚 Science and Technology campus in Manassas and the nearby Innovation Town Center.
鈥淸This] will reimagine and reform this campus in this region,鈥� Washington said.
GMU鈥檚 master plan for the campus includes the potential for a聽, two new academic buildings, two new residential buildings and surrounding multiuse complexes that were also celebrated.
鈥淭his is a momentous occasion,鈥� said George Mason University Foundation President Trishana Bowden. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great example of partnership.鈥�
Castle Rock Partners LLC and Stanley Martin Homes LLC聽聽to roughly 150 acres next door along Prince William County Parkway.
Castle Rock is constructing an $849 million mixed-use complex called University Village with 1,480 student-housing units, 150 multifamily units and more than 1.6 million square feet of nonresidential space, including a hotel and conference center, retail areas and office space.
Stanley Martin Homes is planning to construct up to 1,396 housing units and more than 778,000 square feet of nonresidential uses.
Stanley Martin President Tom Twomey said the development will lead 鈥渄iverse and dynamic economic activity in the county.鈥�
The projects tie into the county鈥檚聽聽for Innovation Park. Officials want the area to become a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use town center with student housing and office space, as well as a shuttle to and from the Broad Run Virginia Railway Express station.
鈥淭his is absolutely the anchor of Innovation Park,鈥� said county Supervisor Jeanine Lawson. 鈥淭his is long overdue and the future is exciting.鈥�
The plan also proposes a pedestrian bridge crossing Prince William Parkway on University Boulevard and an elementary school in the town center.
County staff estimate the final product will generate $8.9 million annually in real estate tax revenue, although the company聽.
