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Plans to develop 16 new rowhouses near Hollins Market and Union Square are set to launch this year. The homes will be the first new construction of residential units in the blighted city communities in 50 years, city planners said Friday. “There’s some really exciting things going on,” said Eric Holcomb, executive director of the city’s…

The Old Line State’s flagship university is now home to its first WeWork location, as the coworking giant tests out a campus concept it hopes to bring to more colleges around the country.  WeWork celebrated the grand opening Thursday evening of its University of Maryland location, an 18K SF coworking space on the edge of…

A standoff between developer Scott Plank and the city over funding for the overhaul of Hollins Market could nix the deal. A gap of about $4.75 million stands between Plank’s plans to redevelop the southwest Baltimore landmark and the scope and start date of the project. Plank said this week that the Baltimore Public Markets Corp. could soon take over the…

A new restaurant from Scott Plank‘s War Horse Cities LLC will open on the Canton waterfront next week. Button, a neighborhood-focused bar and cafe, will take over the former Canners Row space at 2723 Lighthouse Point starting July 2. The restaurant is located adjacent to a pool that War Horse recently renovated and relaunched as Swim Club.…

Walking through the gates of War Horse Cities’ (WHC) newest property, it’s easy to forget that it’s right in the middle of Baltimore City. With cabanas, pool wait staff, Ping-Pong tables, corn hole, and beach chairs lining a temperature-controlled lap pool, Swim Club Baltimore in Canton is the newest venture from Scott Plank’s development firm and aims to…

You don’t need to venture across the Bay Bridge to party by the water this summer. Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood was already getting ready to welcome the Merritt Clubs’ new rooftop pool this Memorial Day weekend. The club’s Boston Street gym will feature two pools, a restaurant and bar — part of a $20 million addition and parking…

Is Southwest the next neighborhood in Baltimore to prosper? Washington Boulevard looks better than it has in many years, the La Cite development is sprouting, the largest new residential development west of the Martin Luther King Boulevard  since the redevelopment of Lexington Terrace and the UM Biotech is adding building after building. Bill Struever’s Cross…

Scott Plank’s War Horse Cities (WHC) has reached a deal with Baltimore Marine Centers (BMC) to acquire the BMC Inner Harbor marina; BMC Inner Harbor West marina; BMC Lighthouse Point marina; and the Clinton Street heliport and marine maintenance property. The acquisition does not include the BMC Harbor View marina in Federal Hill. WHC and BMC agreed…