Great Mills Plaza

Originally Published: September 5, 2023

On the heels of the old Brass Rail being remodeled for the new location of St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen, now a new development is planned right next door. Owned by Great Mills Trading Post, the plan includes a 35’ high one-story building of 19,200 square feet. The office/retail space will replace the current parking lot and baseball field area.

According to site plans for the development, the building will potentially have three uses. A retail/commercial use of nearly 12K sqft, a 39 seat restaurant, and nearly 3700 sqft for a government facility. A total of 77 parking spaces will be provided across the just over 4 acre lot, of which 1.76 acres will be landscaped.

The project comes as revitalization of the immediate area is imminent. The state highway administration has been examining upgrades needed to the intersection at Route 5/Great Mills Road. The upgrades will include a bridge replacement just north of the intersection, where the road crosses the St. Mary’s River. Additionally, the intersection of Flat Iron Road and Indian Bridge Road is planned for realignment for better traffic flow. The small plot of land, where the asian market was once located, is owned by the state highway administration and will be used for the intersection improvements.

Plans for this development have not yet gone before the Planning Commission for approval.