Changes to Harbor Point TIF district proposed 

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: February 5, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, bridge, central avenue, exelon, h&s properties inc., Harbor East Development Group LLC, Harbor Point, M.J. “Jay” Brodie, maryland, tiff

In the wake of Exelon Corp.’s decision to locate its Baltimore headquarters at Harbor Point, the city’s development agency is seeking to fast-track consideration of broadening the scope of a 27-acre tax increment financing district there approved a year ago.
The move is part of sweeping changes proposed for Harbor Point that include the $120 million [...]

J.C. Penney coming to Abingdon retail center

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: abingdon, boulevard at box hill, j.c. penny, joe's crab shack, mackenzie retail llc, panera bread, PNC Bank, Retail, wegman's

A J.C. Penney department store will be the second anchor store at the Boulevard at Box Hill shopping center in Abingdon, MacKenzie Retail LLC, the leasing agent, announced.
The national retailer will join the existing anchor, a Wegmans supermarket, upon completion of construction of an 85,775-square-foot store in early fall 2012. In addition to Wegmans, the [...]

Builders step up spending for fifth straight month

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 1, 2012
Tags: apartments, commerce department, construction, government spending, home construction, homebuilders, private builders, residential, residential construction, sales

WASHINGTON — Builders increased their spending in December for the fifth consecutive month, ending a weak construction year on a hopeful note.
Spending on construction projects rose 1.5 percent in December after a revised 0.4 percent gain in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That pushed spending to a seasonally adjusted [...]

Ramping up at Crossroads@95 

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: January 17, 2012
Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Baltimore, BRAC, construction, crossroads@95, Development, Martin State Airport, maryland, Somerset Construction Co., white marsh
Comments: 1

More than five years ago, Baltimore County officials held a festive celebration to mark the opening of a $75.6 million, four-mile extension of Route 43 that connected White Marsh to Middle River. But not long after a parade and the ceremonial ribbon cutting, construction of the $1 billion mixed-use Baltimore Crossroads@95 slowed down.
Until now.
Construction workers [...]

Prince George’s County gives preliminary approval for outlet center

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 13, 2012
Tags: Development, National Harbor, outlet center, oxon hill manor, peterson cos., Prince George's County, prince george's county planning board, Retail, shopping center, taylor chess

OXON HILL — The Prince George’s County Planning Board has given preliminary approval to plans for a new outlet center near a historic site.
The board’s unanimous decision Thursday followed six hours of testimony from more than three dozen people.
The 460,000-square-foot development would be built near just outside the Capital Beltway, near the National Harbor.
Taylor Chess, [...]

Tremont Plaza to become apartments 

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: January 9, 2012
Tags: apartments, baltimore city council, baltimore development corp., carol chatham, deli, downtown, gourmet kitchens, guests, hotel brexton, hotel monaco, jay brodie, longer-term stay, luxury furniture, medical care, renovations, saratoga street, st. paul place, tremont grand, Tremont Plaza Hotel, william h. cole

Baltimore’s Tremont Plaza Hotel will soon convert back to its original purpose: apartments.

The 390-suite property’s owners said Monday the rooms would soon be altered into apartments and long-term stay places.
Five members of the hotel’s sales staff were laid off on Friday after the renovations were announced, said Carol Chatham, a spokeswoman for the hotel’s owner, [...]

Fight to expand Delaware brewery comes to a head

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 5, 2012
Tags: brewery, cannery village, delaware, Development, dogfish head, expansion, fight, neighborhood, Sam Calagione, warehouse

MILTON, Del. — Dogfish Head’s beers are beloved by thousands of drinkers nationwide, but its plans to expand the business here at home in Milton aren’t winning fans.
Neighbors in the adjacent Cannery Village development are fighting the brewer’s request to rezone land to add to its packaging lines and build a warehouse and maintenance shop.
They [...]

Frederick asks Md. for $1M toward downtown hotel

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 30, 2011
Tags: conference center, frederick, hotel, josh russin, maryland, million dollars

FREDERICK — The city of Frederick is asking the state to chip in a million dollars toward a proposed downtown hotel and conference center.
A City Hall spokesman told The Frederick News-Post on Thursday that the state money would help pay for property acquisition and architectural and engineering work.
Josh Russin says the city envisions a 200-room [...]

Prince George’s Co. weighs options for land development in Bowie

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 27, 2011
Tags: bowie state university, land, marc, Maryland Stadium Authority, mixed-use development, Prince George's County, prince george's county council, Rushern baker, washington redskins

BOWIE, Md. (AP) — A board weighing the fate of 200 acres of property near Bowie State University is expected to make a recommendation next year about what to do with the land.
Among the options for the county-owned land are a mixed-use development and a training facility for the Washington Redskins.
The [...]

Bozzuto moving forward with Fells Point luxury apartments 

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: December 12, 2011
Tags: Baltimore, baltimore apartments, baltimore development, Bozzuto Group, Fells Point, henderson's wharf, jeff kayce, luxury apartments, thames street, the crescent, union wharf, wolfe street

A month after a Fells Point waterfront property was sold by a local developer to the Bozzuto Group for $9.5 million, the builders are moving forward with construction of a 281-unit luxury apartment mixed-use complex this week.
Union Wharf is scheduled for a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning, said Jeff Kayce, a Bozzuto vice president in charge [...]