Remington’s newest apartment building is expected to open in the second quarter of 2027 at a cost of $13M to $14M

The second quarter of 2027 is the target completion date for a 60-unit apartment building and plaza that will replace the 7-Eleven convenience store that closed last month in Remington.

Seawall spokesperson Ana Bak said in an email message that fencing will be going up soon as the development team, Seawall and Charm City Buyers, prepares to start construction on the six-story building at 211 W. 28^th St. The project’s estimated cost is $13 million to $14 million.

The site is a triangular parcel bounded by W. 28^th Street and Remington and Cresmont avenues. Nov. 20 was the last day of operation for the convenience store, which will be demolished to make way for the residences.

“The 60-unit multifamily mixed-use building and community plaza planned for the site is moving forward as expected,” Bak said in her message. “We’re…excited to take this next step in a project the community has been hearing about and working on together for quite some time.”

Bak said that demolition of the existing building is expected to start in January 2026 and the target completion date for the replacement project is the second quarter of 2027. “As with all projects,” she said, “these timelines may shift slightly, but this is the current trajectory.”  

The as-yet unnamed project includes commercial space at street level, 60 apartments on five floors above and a parklike community space called The Plaza at the south end, where the community’s ‘R’ sculpture stands. PI.KL Studio is the architect, Floura Teeter is the landscape architect and J. Cole Builders is the general contractor. 

Bak said the developers asked 7-Eleven to lease space in the replacement building but the company chose not to return. Instead, the ground level will contain an entrance lobby and two commercial spaces – a 3,500-square-foot space facing Remington Avenue and a 2,500-square-foot space facing the community plaza.

Retail tenants have not been identified but the development team is meeting with prospects. “The goal is to find businesses that complement the neighborhood and feel like a natural extension of Remington’s energy and character,” Bak said.

Bak said Seawall has been committed to offering workforce housing with rents ranging between 80 and 100 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).

“We are also proud to say that we are the first to champion Baltimore’s new Inclusionary Housing Law spearheaded by Councilwoman Odette Ramos,” she said.

Five percent of the apartments will be set aside for those earning no more than 50 percent of the AMI and another five percent will be set aside for those earning no more than 60 percent of the AMI, under the development team’s plan.

“Reduced rents for households with limited incomes is something that aligns with Seawall’s long-term belief in mixed-income housing and equitable access,” Bak said.