Little Patuxent Square opens in Columbia
The $80 million Little Patuxent Square in downtown Columbia formally opened last week with a ceremony held on the building’s ninth floor — with a panoramic view through banks of windows all around.
The mixed-use development sits near Lake Kittamaqundi, the Mall of Columbia and Whole Foods, and has130,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail space, as well as five levels of below-grade parking.
The building also includes160 apartments with amenities including a rooftop pool and a 6,000-square-foot open-air courtyard featuring a putting green and fire pit.
Attendees at the May 24 opening included Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford — a resident of Columbia — Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman and County Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty.
“It really has been a great project,” said Kingdon Gould III, a Little Patuxent Square partner with his father, Kingdon Gould Jr.
“Mixed-use ones are hard. They’re complicated.”
David Costello, president of Costello Construction, purchased the property for $3.5 million in 2012. Costello has been involved with projects at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Elkridge Library and 50+ Center and the Silver Spring Library.
Little Patuxent Square is the first concreteframe office building in Columbia. The building has been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified, and features a green roof partially covered with plants and the parking garage offers charging stations and a special area for Zipcars.
Quality Software Services Inc., a part of United Healthcare, is the building’s first tenant. Howard Bank will also open a location at the site.
Heart Association presents EMS awards The American Heart Association has recognized Howard County’s Department of Fire and Rescue Services with its Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus award for efforts to treat patients who have had severe heart attacks.
Once agencies have earned bronze, silver and gold awards, they are eligible to receive the Gold Plus status, meaning that throughout the year, they have successfully performed 75 percent of electrocardiograms within a 10-minute period of being with the patient.
Howard fire and rescue reached 89 percent in 2016, officials said.
Howard County General Hospital also received recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Panel discussion to review race, diversity in county The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Howard County and Howard Community College will host a panel discussion, “Arc of Justice: Past, Present and Future,” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June10.
The four-member panel program discussing race and diversity in the community will be held inside the community college’s Smith Theater. Fo The event isfree,but attendees are asked to register at eventbrite.com/e/race-unityjune-10-tickets-34394906090.
Formoreinformation, contact Oletha DeVane at odevane@mcdonogh.org or Beth Evans at 443- 518-3810.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Weinstein receives Alumni Achievement award Howard County Council Chairman Jon Weinstein received the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership’s Alumni Achievement award last month in recognition of his work to promote leadership skills among youth in the community.
Weinstein received the award at the group’s annual Albert Schweitzer Leadership Awards Gala in New York City. The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership nonprofit organization offers leadership training and opportunities to local and international high school students through workshops and seminars.
Prior to joining the County Council in 2014, Weinstein served as chair for the Maryland Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar in 2000.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group School system offers free meals in summer program Howard County public schools will offer free and reduced-price meals to students and their families over the next three months during its Summer Food Service Program.
From June 26 to Aug. 4, four Howard schools will offer meals to eligible students and families, Mondays through Fridays, including Harper’s Choice, Murray Hill and Thomas Viaduct middle schools from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Stevens Forest Elementary School from12:30 to 2 p.m.
Children 18 years and younger will receive meals for free, and parents or guardians do not need to apply or register for their children to receivethe meals.Meals will be served on a first-come, first-served basis and must be eaten on-site. Small children must be supervised by an adult.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds the program through the Maryland State Department of Education. For more information, contact the school system’s Food and Nutrition Services at 410-313-6736.
—Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Six students awarded association scholarships Columbia Association has awarded six graduating high school seniors with its $2,500 Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Award in recognition of community service.
Students are: Jacob Lampf of Altholton High; Kaitlin Landfried of Hammon High; Cire Nicholson of Oakland Mills High; Olatokunbo Olaniyan of Glenelg Country School; Aaron Park of Long Reach High; and Jennifer Zhang of River Hill High.
Each will attend a four-year college in the fall.
—Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group
The mixed-use development sits near Lake Kittamaqundi, the Mall of Columbia and Whole Foods, and has130,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail space, as well as five levels of below-grade parking.
The building also includes160 apartments with amenities including a rooftop pool and a 6,000-square-foot open-air courtyard featuring a putting green and fire pit.
Attendees at the May 24 opening included Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford — a resident of Columbia — Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman and County Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty.
“It really has been a great project,” said Kingdon Gould III, a Little Patuxent Square partner with his father, Kingdon Gould Jr.
“Mixed-use ones are hard. They’re complicated.”
David Costello, president of Costello Construction, purchased the property for $3.5 million in 2012. Costello has been involved with projects at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Elkridge Library and 50+ Center and the Silver Spring Library.
Little Patuxent Square is the first concreteframe office building in Columbia. The building has been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified, and features a green roof partially covered with plants and the parking garage offers charging stations and a special area for Zipcars.
Quality Software Services Inc., a part of United Healthcare, is the building’s first tenant. Howard Bank will also open a location at the site.
Heart Association presents EMS awards The American Heart Association has recognized Howard County’s Department of Fire and Rescue Services with its Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus award for efforts to treat patients who have had severe heart attacks.
Once agencies have earned bronze, silver and gold awards, they are eligible to receive the Gold Plus status, meaning that throughout the year, they have successfully performed 75 percent of electrocardiograms within a 10-minute period of being with the patient.
Howard fire and rescue reached 89 percent in 2016, officials said.
Howard County General Hospital also received recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Panel discussion to review race, diversity in county The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Howard County and Howard Community College will host a panel discussion, “Arc of Justice: Past, Present and Future,” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June10.
The four-member panel program discussing race and diversity in the community will be held inside the community college’s Smith Theater. Fo The event isfree,but attendees are asked to register at eventbrite.com/e/race-unityjune-10-tickets-34394906090.
Formoreinformation, contact Oletha DeVane at odevane@mcdonogh.org or Beth Evans at 443- 518-3810.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Weinstein receives Alumni Achievement award Howard County Council Chairman Jon Weinstein received the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership’s Alumni Achievement award last month in recognition of his work to promote leadership skills among youth in the community.
Weinstein received the award at the group’s annual Albert Schweitzer Leadership Awards Gala in New York City. The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership nonprofit organization offers leadership training and opportunities to local and international high school students through workshops and seminars.
Prior to joining the County Council in 2014, Weinstein served as chair for the Maryland Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar in 2000.
— Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group School system offers free meals in summer program Howard County public schools will offer free and reduced-price meals to students and their families over the next three months during its Summer Food Service Program.
From June 26 to Aug. 4, four Howard schools will offer meals to eligible students and families, Mondays through Fridays, including Harper’s Choice, Murray Hill and Thomas Viaduct middle schools from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Stevens Forest Elementary School from12:30 to 2 p.m.
Children 18 years and younger will receive meals for free, and parents or guardians do not need to apply or register for their children to receivethe meals.Meals will be served on a first-come, first-served basis and must be eaten on-site. Small children must be supervised by an adult.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds the program through the Maryland State Department of Education. For more information, contact the school system’s Food and Nutrition Services at 410-313-6736.
—Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group Six students awarded association scholarships Columbia Association has awarded six graduating high school seniors with its $2,500 Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Award in recognition of community service.
Students are: Jacob Lampf of Altholton High; Kaitlin Landfried of Hammon High; Cire Nicholson of Oakland Mills High; Olatokunbo Olaniyan of Glenelg Country School; Aaron Park of Long Reach High; and Jennifer Zhang of River Hill High.
Each will attend a four-year college in the fall.
—Andrew Michaels, Baltimore Sun Media Group
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