Former Columbia Flier Building's Future To Be Discussed Thursday

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — On Thursday, a virtual community informational meeting will be held to discuss the future of the former Columbia Flier building. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and those interested in participating should visit https://bit.ly/2WqmRcc to register.

The county will be developing a request for proposals for the sale and redevelopment of the site located at 10750 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia and is seeking community input to help inform the RFP selection. Virtual meeting attendees will hear about the history and condition of the site and will be provided with an overview of the RFP timeline and process. Following county staff presentations, there will also be a brief question and answer period during which attendees can ask questions about the presentation. Attendees are also welcome to email questions prior to the virtual meeting, or after, to jdelmonico@howardcountymd.gov.

Designed by Columbia resident and architect Bob Moon, the Columbia Flier building has been a striking building along the streetscape of Little Patuxent Parkway since its construction in 1978. For 33 years, the building was home to the Columbia Flier, which ceased its operations at that location in 2011. The property was purchased in 2014 by Howard County due to its close proximity to downtown Columbia. The Flier building was selected as a location for the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, which was to be operated by the Howard County Economic Development Authority. In 2015, the newly branded Innovation Center was instead located in the Columbia Gateway Park because of the estimated $7.2 million price tag required to renovate the Flier building.