Baltimore’s City Council is pressuring state legislators and Gov. Larry Hogan to “protect the participation and planning process” for the nixed redevelopment proposal for the State Center government complex.
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City Council pushes General Assembly, Hogan to stick with State Center communities’ original terms
Lead Developer of Nixed State Center Project Criticizes New Study on Redevelopment Options
Speaking to state lawmakers on Tuesday, shortly after the release of a new study on the future redevelopment potential of Baltimore’s State Center complex, developer Caroline Moore blasted the Hogan administration for gutting her firm’s $1.5 billion redevelopment project and commissioning a study whose recommendations were similar to her company’s years-old plan.
All-Star Design Team Selected to Study Expansion of Baltimore Convention Center, Replacement of Royal Farms Arena; Scope of State Center Study Increased
State officials have picked a team of top designers to study the possibility of expanding the Baltimore Convention Center and replacing Royal Farms Arena downtown, and have broadened the scope of a separate study regarding the future of State Center.
Costello Urges Hogan to ‘Return to the Negotiating Table” for State Center Development Plan
Concerned about the possibility of 3,000 state employees leaving Baltimore, City Councilman Eric Costello wants Gov. Larry Hogan to come up with an acceptable development plan for the 28-acre State Center renewal area.
Is Metro West Angling to Take State Center’s Tenants?
Are all the office tenants at State Center moving to Metro West?
Top Stories: Williams Sonoma Joins Stores Departing Downtown Towson, Sagamore Pendry to Open March 21, A $2 Million Townhouse in Little Italy
The top story on Baltimore Fishbowl this week was Ed Gunts’ weekly real estate development column, which led with the news that yet another store is leaving downtown Towson. The kitchenware and home furnishings retailer Williams Sonoma, located in Towson Town Center, has posted signs on its windows indicating it plans to close.
With $1.5 Billion Redevelopment Plan Canceled, State Center to be Studied for an Arena
Instead of having a grocery store and housing and offices, the State Center redevelopment area may one day have a sports arena.
Saying “NO” to State Center is Saying “NO” to Baltimore
Our community could only watch as Governor Hogan slipped a last-minute agenda item into the final Board of Public Works’ meeting of 2016, pulling the plug on the State Center Redevelopment Project. With little explanation and no public comment, the State of Maryland flushed a project down the drain, taking a lot more down with it than most realize.
State Center Advocates Show Support for a Grocery Store Inside the Fifth Regiment Armory
Even if the entire State Center development project doesn’t move ahead as originally planned, some area residents say they would like to see one part of it, the historic Fifth Regiment Armory, be converted into a grocery store.
