Baltimore
Ground Broken on $400 Million Horseshoe Casino Baltimore
Ground was broken Wednesday, May 29, on Maryland’s newest casino, Horseshoe Baltimore. At the groundbreaking ceremony held by CBAC Gaming, LLC, the consortium developing the casino, Caesars Entertainment Chairman, President and CEO Gary Loveman joined Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings –Blake in throwing a pair of oversized, red dice on a ceremonial craps table, to mark the official start of construction on the $400 million facility.
Liberty Property Trust Acquires 18 Acres of Land in Hanover, Plans Another Speculative Industrial Project
Liberty Property Trust has announced on Tuesday, May 21, the acquisition of 18 acres of land at 7149 Ridge Road in Hanover, Maryland. The company owns and manages nearly three million square feet of office and industrial space in Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area and plans to use the land for the future development of a multi-tenant industrial building.
Coppin State University Breaks Ground on New Science and Technology Center
On Tuesday, May 14, Coppin State University hosted a formal groundbreaking for its new Science and Technology Center(STC). Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and other elected officials attended the ceremony.
Morgan Properties Celebrates $10 Million Improvement Program Underway at Northwest Crossing Apartments
Morgan Properties celebrated on May 3 the next chapter of the newly re-named Northwest Crossing Apartments, a garden-style apartment community in Randallstown, Maryland.
St. John Properties, Inc. Reveals Plans for $100M Greenleigh at Crossroads Project in White Marsh
St. John Properties, Inc. and Somerset Construction Company unveiled plans on April 24 for a $100 million mixed-use development in Eastern Baltimore County, the next phase of Baltimore Crossroads.
Kaiser Permanente Opens The South Baltimore County Corner Medical Center in Halethorpe
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, an award-winning not-for-profit health plan and care provider, has opened a new, state-of-the-art medical center this month, in Halethorpe, Maryland. Called the South Baltimore County Corner Medical Center, it will offer ”a broad array of services including specialty and primary care.”
Baltimore City Officials Celebrate Approval of $1.1 Billion School Construction and Renovation Plan
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Schools CEO Andrés A. Alonso, School Board Chair Neil E. Duke, Maryland Stadium Authority Executive Director Michael J. Frenz and many others gathered on Wednesday, April 10, to celebrate the approval by the Maryland General Assembly of the Baltimore City Public School Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013.
Ascend Hotel Collection Opens Three Properties In Baltimore
Ascend Hotel Collection announced last week its debut in Baltimore, with the opening of three boutique hotels in the vibrant waterfront neighborhoods of Inner Harbor and historic Fells Point. Just last month, the company expanded its fast-growing portfolio with the addition of new boutique hotels in Napa Valley, Sedona, Carmel and New Orleans, and it plans to open even more properties in such premier destinations as Las Vegas, Aruba, Miami, Orlando and Cape Cod.
Baltimore’s Hunt Valley Inn Sold to Laurus Corporation
Laurus Corporation has completed the acquisition of the Baltimore Hunt Valley Inn located in Baltimore, Maryland. The U.S.-based private real estate investment and development firm made the announcement on March 26.
St. John Properties Constructing 320,000 Square Feet of Speculative Office Space in MD and VA
St. John Properties, Inc. has announced it started construction activities on five new speculative office buildings in the Greater Baltimore and Northern Virginia areas. Even though there has been little speculative office construction in recent years, the company is confident demand will rise and that it will find tenants to occupy the 320,000 square feet of space.