Growth and development

    Parts of Baltimore’s Superblock damaged in five-alarm Downtown fire
    Segments of the historic Superblock caught fire during Tuesday afternoon’s five-alarm blaze.
    Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 — Damaged buildings are seen along Fayette Street at Howard Street a day after a five-alarm fire tore through several buildings in the block.
    Surveyors for controversial Maryland power line project denied U.S. Marshals help
    A judge ruled that surveyors for a controversial Maryland power line project will not be accompanied by U.S. Marshals while on landowners’ properties, according to the developer.
    An existing set of transmission lines cuts through the landscape near the start of the proposed route of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in northern Baltimore County.
    Gov. Moore’s sprawling executive order aims to boost Maryland housing stock
    It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, and state Housing Secretary Jake Day take questions from reporters following an event at the Legacy at Twin Rivers community in Columbia on Wednesday.
    Deputy to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott named city’s ‘permit czar’
    A new deputy mayor for economic development was not announced.
    ReBUILD Metro has begun renovating abandoned homes on Mura Street in East Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood.
    Ibiza, artwork and a boat called Limitless: The wild ride before Chasen Cos. bankruptcy
    Brandon Chasen, now of Guilford, appeared in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland for a meeting of creditors in his company’s bankruptcy case.
    Real estate developers Brandon Chasen and Paul Davis are photographed during an interview at their company’s office building in Fells Point on May 30, 2024.
    Tax sale lawsuit against Baltimore can proceed, federal judge rules
    The case now centers on the question of “just compensation.”
    The Edmondson Community Organization, a neighborhood group in West Baltimore, brought the lawsuit against Baltimore and an investor in July 2024
    Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen reports owing more than $71M
    Chasen, 39, of Guilford, agreed on July 30 to voluntarily proceed with Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.
    Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in 2024.
    Piedmont power line project wants U.S. Marshals to help survey Maryland properties
    PSEG Renewable Transmission is requesting federal protection for its crews surveying property in three Maryland counties.
    According to the court filing, survey crews and private security personnel faced multiple threats while trying to conduct property assessments at six locations. 
    Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
    Why are Maryland’s Democratic glitterati flocking to an extended-stay hotel whose other primary clientele are hospital patients and their families?
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    Fur-real! Bark Social has returned to Baltimore.
    Bark Social, the beloved dog park and beer garden combo, is back in Baltimore with some former employees and new ownership.
    Bark Social owner Brad Notaro is reopening the Baltimore location on Thursday.
    Embattled East Baltimore hotel sold for huge loss
    A group of Chinese investors stands to lose its entire $47 million investment. They are claiming in a new court filing that the June auction was effectively rigged in favor of a Virginia-based private equity firm.
    The Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, located at 800 N. Wolfe St., had its grand opening in October 2017.
    Howard County wants to give $1,000 monthly payments to needy families
    Howard County is launching a guaranteed basic income pilot program to study how transformative $1,000 monthly cash payments would be for 20 needy families.
    Howard County is launching a pilot program to study just how transformative giving $1,000 a month to 20 needy families can be for them.
    State chronically undervalues vacant land in Baltimore, report finds
    A report from the Center for Land Economics suggests that state tax assessors have systematically undervalued Baltimore's vacant lots.
    The now vacant lot in Poppleton where Diane Bell's previous home stood. Photographed February 26, 2025.
    What you can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
    It’s been almost 100 years since the U.S. had tariffs at the level they could reach next Friday.
    Trucks navigate the container yard at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal on March 19, 2025.
    Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen enters bankruptcy after ‘painful and profound’ chapter
    In a statement, Adam Freiman, Brandon Chasen’s attorney, said his client “remains focused on seeing this process through with dignity and honesty.”
    Baltimore real estate developer Brandon Chasen agreed this week to enter bankruptcy.
    New Barnes & Noble coming to Maryland next week — with another on the way
    The store will cover nearly 20,000 square feet, with its signature B&N Café, a wide offering of toys and games, stationery items and, of course, books.
    The exterior of the new Barnes & Noble opening in Westminster
    What Kevin Plank’s 2013 trip to Dubai has to do with your surging BGE bill
    Baltimore Gas and Electric still believes that the Baltimore Peninsula will one day become a pulsating metropolis.
    The remaining structure of the former Gould Street Generating Station which was taken offline in 2019 stands along I-95 in Baltimore Peninsula.
    Maryland’s population grew more diverse. Look up your county in these charts.
    Charts show the demographic breakdown and change in every Maryland county, plus Baltimore, in 2024.
    Maryland restarts process to redevelop State Center in Baltimore
    The state — once again — is looking to hire a consultant to develop a plan for the site.
    For years the center has been seen as a key site to unlock revival in West Baltimore
    White population declined across Maryland. These 7 counties saw gains.
    Growth in the Hispanic and Asian communities drove Maryland's population growth, offsetting decreases in the white population.
    Downtown Frederick on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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