A former oyster cannery at 337 S. Fremont Ave. in Ridgely’s Delight is slated to become eight apartments. Developers Ben Garner and Neil Brown are undertaking the project in the approximately 8,500 sq. ft. building that dates back to 1920.
The building, which looks out to MLK Blvd. from Fremont St., has been vacant for several decades. Garner noted that previous efforts to renovate the building have not come to fruition.
The building was recently offered at auction and while Garner and Brown were not ready to make a bid at the time of the auction, they were able to negotiate a deal in the weeks following.
Garner and Brown have renovated many single-family homes and have some multi-unit properties in their portfolio, but this is their largest development project to date. Noting there are a lot of developers in Baltimore who specialize in single-family homes or large apartment buildings, Garner said there is deficiency in the “medium” market.
