Development Land for 97 Luxury Apartments in Mount Rainier For Sale

Highlights:

• Rare corner development site at the DC line
• 0.7554 AC (32,906 SF) across six parcels
• LMUTC zoning with 180 ft dual frontage
• Plans for 97 luxury apartments + 8 retail units
• Ideal for multifamily developers and investors
• 21,532 VPD on Rhode Island Avenue
• Near Whole Foods, Giant & Howard University
• Walgreens, CVS & Family Dollar close by
• Near Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood Metro & Washington, DC

Description:

Here is a rare corner development site at the DC line. This 0.7554-acre site at Rhode Island Avenue and Eastern Avenue in Mount Rainier, MD (Prince George's County) combines six adjacent vacant parcels totaling 32,906 SF, zoned LMUTC, with about 180 feet of frontage on both streets. Plans for a six-story mixed-use building with 90,712 SF of gross square footage include 97 luxury apartments (64 one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom and 17 two-bedroom duplex penthouses with roof decks), 8 ground-floor retail units and 97 parking spaces. In April 2026 the third-party reviewer recommended issuing the building permit, and stormwater and floodplain approvals are in place. With 21,532 vehicles per day on Rhode Island Avenue and the Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood Metro nearby, it's ideal for multifamily developers and investors near Washington, DC.

Mount Rainier is a close-knit Prince George's County city right on the Washington, DC border and part of the Route 1 Gateway Arts District. 3200 Rhode Island Avenue sits at the signalized corner of Rhode Island Avenue (US Route 1), carrying 21,532 vehicles per day, and Eastern Avenue, the DC line, with another 11,529. Whole Foods Market, Giant, Family Dollar, Walgreens and CVS are all close by, as is Howard University. A bus stop is a couple of minutes away, and the Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood Metro (Red Line) links the site to downtown DC. Within a 10-minute drive live 138,841 people with a $87,779 median household income, and nearly half of area homes are rented, pointing to steady demand for new apartments.

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