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Port Covington land is space for Under Armour to grow


The 5.21-acre waterfront property off East Cromwell Street is zoned for mixed-use development and includes piers that could be used as a marina. An auction of the land is set for June 14.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said Monday that he wants to create a new neighborhood on the waterfront acreage he has assembled in Port Covington, anchored by a relocated Under Armour headquarters and enlivened by shopping, restaurants, a distillery and horse stables.

The Port Covington land secures room for Under Armour to grow unencumbered by space limits and tensions with residents and neighboring businesess, said Plank, who founded the Baltimore-based sports apparel brand, which passed $3 billion in revenue last year.

His real estate firm, Sagamore Development, plans to break ground Wednesday on the Recreation Pier hotel in Fells Point, where it plans to open a 128-room inn around the end of 2016. It is scheduled to present plans Thursday for a rye distillery in Port Covington. The firm is also in the process of converting the former Port Covington Sam's Club into Under Armour offices, with employees moving in around the end of this year.

Plank said he wants to build a mixed-use community on the waterfront that combines an Under Armour campus with other elements that would draw people to the area. If approved, the Sagamore Spirits distillery would be open for tours and have a restaurant. Sagamore also is talking to the Police Department about building a stable for its horses next to the distillery, helping to evoke Plank's Sagamore Farm, where he breeds and trains thoroughbred racing horses in Baltimore County.

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Howard Planning Board approves development plan for Crescent property

Columbia's Crescent property, an undeveloped tract of land south of The Mall in Columbia that's slated to become a cityscape similar in feel to Montgomery County's Bethesda Row, came one step closer to breaking ground Thursday night.

With a unanimous vote, Howard County's Planning Board approved the project's final development plan, an outline of what the neighborhood will become.

Plans for the Crescent -- a half moon-shaped piece of property cradling downtown Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion and Symphony Woods, and bounded by Route 29 to the east, Broken Land Parkway to the west and Little Patuxent Parkway to the north -- include major residential, retail and office developments.

The approved outline proposes 2,300 residences; a 250-room hotel; 1.475 million square feet of office space; 313,000 square feet of retail and 225,000 square feet of civic and cultural uses spread throughout four development areas on the property.

Renderings show a vibrant neighborhood with a decidedly urban feel: Building heights in the Crescent will range from seven to 20 stories, with most in the 15- to 20-story range.

The 68-acre development will include a new road linking the Crescent neighborhood to the Merriweather-Symphony Woods neighborhood, as well as an extension of Broken Land Parkway and a new north-south connector road linking Broken Land Parkway with Little Patuxent Parkway east of Merriweather.

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West Baltimore development receives preliminary approval of $58.6 million TIF

The city's Board of Finance approved $58.6 million in financing Monday for new homes, shops and other construction near the University of Maryland Biopark and the Edgar Allan Poe House — an area that has suffered from disinvestment and blight.

The Poppleton development, a $460 million plan to be built over 15 to 20 years, could add 1,600 rental and for-sale homes to the area, as well as a school and about 150,000 square feet of retail space.

The tax increment financing would include about $38 million to pay for public improvements such as upgrades to streets, sidewalks, utilities and new parks.

For the deal to go forward, it must receive approval from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and the City Council, as well as the Board of Finance when the bonds are issued.

"There's a lot of work between now and final approval, but we're certainly pleased that the project is able to move forward," said Peter Engel, the city's deputy housing commissioner for project finance and development.

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An architecture firm has a new grand plan for Howard Street

An architecture firm hired by the Baltimore Development Corp. has completed a master plan for the 400 block of North Howard Street that calls for 200 new residential units and 20 street-level commercial spaces.

The plan is only conceptual and is not tied to a developer, but it's the most comprehensive full-block redevelopment proposal seen on downtown's west side since the Superblock. Plans released late Monday by the firm Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects show a mixed-use redevelopment driven by residential units that will cover 2.5 acres and preserve 15 historic buildings along Howard Street, Franklin Street and Park Avenue.

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Project: 1812 Ashland Avenue

The city’s design panel on Thursday approved the schematic design of a 167,000-square-foot lab near Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore.

The building, located at 1812 Ashland Ave., is part of a massive 88-acre redevelopment project.

The commercial lab building is set to include 2,500 square feet of retail space on the ground level. The building will have fewer offices and a more collaborative work environment, said Scott Levitan, who heads the project's development for Forest City Enterprises Inc.

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Project: Marriott Residence Inn ( East Madison and North Wolfe )

After taking some heavy criticism in May, developers behind the East Baltimore Development Inc. hotel received final approval from the city's design panel Thursday.

Members of the Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel praised architecture firm Gensler for addressing four major areas of concern from earlier pitches of the 15-story hotel: a staircase leading to second-floor retail; building elevation and details; the design of the entrance/porte-cochere; and landscaping.

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Project: Mulberry at Park

Mulberry at Park will feature 34 one-bedroom, 27 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom apartments with rents ranging from $773 to $1,155. 13 units will accommodate persons with physical disabilities. Designed by Marks, Thomas Architects, the building aims to complement the historic architecture in the surrounding neighborhood. Property amenities will highlight a cyber café/multipurpose room, study room, fitness center, and outdoor terrace area. The development will meet Enterprise Green Communities Criteria and LEED Silver standards, providing energy-efficient features such as double-plane, low-E windows, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, Energy Star appliances, energy-saving light fixtures, and Green Label carpet. Habitat America will offer on-site resident services.

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Project: 137.5 W. Ostend St

The next phase of the proposed Stadium Square development in South Baltimore got final approval with comments from the city’s architecture review panel on Thursday.

Panelists expressed enthusiasm at the reduced height of the proposed 60,000-square-foot office building at 137.5 W. Ostend St., which will replace an existing three-story warehouse. The building's height has been reduced from eight stories to six.

But the change raised questions among members of the Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel about the structure's proportions, leading to recommendations that designers consider adjusting the building’s façade.

The first phase of the Stadium Square development — an apartment complex called Hanover Cross Street — got final UDARP approval earlier this month. Construction is expected to start in early 2016 on the complex, which will include 8,000 square feet of first-floor retail space.

United Way of Central Maryland will be the lead tenant in the proposed office building at 137.5 W. Ostend, which will be the second phase in the three-block Stadium Square development. United Way will have an illuminated, five-foot-tall sign on one side of the building, architects with the Design Collective said.

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