$71M Residential & Retail Project Is in the Works for CBD

BALTIMORE-Plans for the development of a central business district parcel–bounded by Calvert, Mercer Lombard and Grant streets–move forward now that the city has selected a team to spearhead the project, which will center on a residential element. The chosen team is called CityScape, a group consisting of Calvert & Lombard LLC, Calvert & Lombard Parking LLC, Joseph Haskins Jr. and Savannah Development Corp.

Baltimore’s decision comes about seven months after the Baltimore Development Corp. issued a Request for Proposals for the site on behalf of the city. BDC received three responses, and after a period of surveying the proposals, recommended CityScape’s $71-million plan to the mayor.

“The selection of the CityScape proposal envisions an exciting new project, building upon the synergy being created in the central business district,” BDC president MJ Brodie says. “This project involves a highly experienced development team, provides significant Minority Business Enterprise/Women’s Business Enterprise participation, and offers excellent economic return to the city.”