King Farm

Format
Full

City
Rockville

State/Province
MD

Country
USA

Metro Area
Washington

Project Type
Planned Community or Resort

Location Type
Outer Suburban

Land Uses
Hotel
Mixed Residential
Office
Planned Community
Retail

Keywords
Pedestrian-friendly design
Traditional neighborhood development

Site Size
430 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1996

Date Opened
1996

A 430-acre (174-hectare) mixed-use, traditional neighborhood development (TND) built on a former dairy farm in the northwestern suburbs of Washington, D.C. A transit-oriented development (TOD), King Farm utilizes the existing heavy-rail facilities (Metro, private shuttles, and public buses) and is designed to accommodate a proposed future light-rail system. The project’s mixed housing types’ “including single-family homes, townhouses, condominiums, and apartments’ “are located within walking distance of the retail and office areas.

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Format
Full

City
Rockville

State/Province
MD

Country
USA

Metro Area
Washington

Project Type
Planned Community or Resort

Location Type
Outer Suburban

Land Uses
Hotel
Mixed Residential
Office
Planned Community
Retail

Keywords
Pedestrian-friendly design
Traditional neighborhood development

Site Size
430 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1996

Date Opened
1996

Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://kingfarm.org/
World Region: North America
Developer(s): King Farm Associates LLC
Website (Dev.):
Designer(s): Torti Gallas and Partners, CHK Inc., Land Design Inc.
Website (Des.):