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The latest from Giacomo Bologna
The bank that controls the undeveloped land at Baltimore Peninsula might sell it off
In a new filing, Bank OZK said it was now considering splitting up the undeveloped land at Baltimore Peninsula, calling it a “complex asset with multiple parcels.”
New home construction in Maryland is slumping. Can Congress fix it?
Maryland is on track to build its fewest new housing units since the Great Recession. A new law passed by Congress could change that.
Downtown Baltimore’s big pit could finally get filled in
The Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development recently issued a code violation to the owner of the former site of the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in downtown Baltimore.
Coming soon? Not much. Baltimore-area development pipeline is drying up.
Industry insiders said there’s been a decline in new development proposals throughout the Baltimore metro area, a slowdown that tracks with national trends.
The Inner Harbor still has life, even if Harborplace doesn’t
With demolition looming, this could be the last, best opportunity to visit Harborplace, the pavilions that sparked America’s brief and passionate fascination with the “festival marketplace.”
Judge upholds Baltimore’s controversial conduit deal with BGE
A circuit court judge in Baltimore has ruled against Maryland’s ratepayer advocate, preserving a controversial agreement over the city’s conduit system.
The redevelopment of Harborplace still faces a crucial hurdle — financing
MCB Real Estate announced its intention to redevelop Harborplace more than four years ago. The most crucial piece of the redevelopment of Harborplace — financing — is yet to come.
Most cities have an underground web of electric wires. Baltimore’s is unlike any other.
Baltimore appears to be among the only major U.S. cities to own such a sprawling network of underground conduits.
Why Mayor Brandon Scott wants a do-over on his most controversial deal
Mayor Brandon Scott rushed through a deal with BGE in 2023 that allowed the utility company to profit from Baltimore-owned infrastructure. His administration says it wants to renegotiate.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Neighbors recount deadly fire as community mourns woman killed
A North Baltimore rowhome fire that killed a woman and displaced neighbors has left the tight-knit Barclay community grieving and grappling with the aftermath.
Ex-postal worker in Baltimore caught with $700K in stolen checks — and a plan to sell them
A former Baltimore postal worker pleaded guilty to stealing checks from the mail after investigators found nearly 200 stolen checks worth more than $700,000 and evidence he planned to sell them.
1 dead, 2 injured after separate Baltimore shootings hours apart
Two shootings within a span of about three hours left one man dead and two wounded across Baltimore early Saturday, according to police.
After years of fighting it, Poppleton developer pays $1 million water bill
According to a disclosure filed last week, La Cité Development said it had paid $917,000 to settle the water bills at its West Baltimore apartment complex.
A mini Columbia decades in the making is coming to Prince George’s County
A long-planned community in northern Prince George’s County held a ceremonial groundbreaking. Konterra could one day have several thousand housing units.
There’s a convention center arms race in America. Can Baltimore afford to compete?
A task force of state and local leaders is recommending a roughly $1 billion convention center modernization to boost spending and tourism in downtown Baltimore.
Baltimore’s drone boat company just landed another huge contract from the Navy
BlackSea Technologies is already churning out drone boats for the U.S. Navy. Soon, the firm will build underwater barges that can pump fuel through long hoses, delivering fuel to almost any beach.
After years of sitting on Baltimore’s big pit, will this developer finally get a tax break?
After years of sitting empty, a pit in downtown Baltimore might finally get redevelopment thanks to a new tax break program.
How do you build a huge portfolio of Baltimore rentals? It helps to know a guy.
Shraga Lerner grew up in Pikesville. Records show he played a key role in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme tied to a small group of New York investors.
Fire marshal investigating possible arson at state psychiatric hospital
Officials say they are investigating a possible arson at two vacant buildings at a state-owned psychiatric hospital in Southern Carroll County on Saturday morning.
Fake deeds, real money: New York investors accused of another Baltimore scam
A February lawsuit alleges New York investors got $1.7 million using fabricated property records.
