Green City Planned for Charles County

American Community Properties Trust, a diversified real estate organization and the master developer of St. Charles, a planned community in Charles County, said Gov. Martin O’Malley will announce on Monday the creation of a “Green City” in St. Charles.

In a release, the company said it will be “an international model of how to design and build an economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable community.” In addition, thousands of existing homes will be retrofitted to take advantage of current and future green technologies and services.

When completed, the community will include nearly 25,000 homes and 9 million square feet of industrial, commercial and retail space.