Lease Renewal and Renovations for 36 S. Charles St.

BALTIMORE, MD-Commercial real estate services firm Manekin LLC has completed the $3-million makeover of 36 South Charles St. and tops it off with a renewed lease commitment from tenant Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler. The law firm made a 10-year deal to remain in its 24,000-sf space in the office building. Manekin has been handling the leasing and management of the 360,000-sf structure for owner Area 16B Associates for nearly three decades. County records list the property’s 2003 assessed value at a little over $14.5 million. Space in the building leases for $21 to $30 per-sf.

“We decided to remain at 36 South Charles St. because of our strong ties to Baltimore, its superb location in the city and because we were impressed by the many renovations and improvements made by the ownership, under the supervision of Manekin,” SSG&S president Bill Carlson says. The improvements were made over a two-year period and included the expansion of the parking garage, as well as lobby renovations in the 25-story tower. “We upgraded a conference room that had belonged to law firm Piper Rudnick, which had a couple of floors in the building,” Manekin spokesperson Caryn Sagal tells GlobeSt.com. “We made the conference room accessible to all the tenants and we put in a health club on the second floor.”