Growth and development

Seafarers coming through Baltimore typically have precious few days — sometimes just hours — to stock up on basic necessities and items to help pass the time during long voyages.

Since the 2021 reassessment, residential values increased on average by 25.6% and commercial properties saw an average jump of 17.6%, according to state data released Friday.

There are a lot of opinions about the proposed redevelopment of Baltimore's Harborplace, but one group has consistently criticized the plans.

No, the city of Baltimore is not rushing the redevelopment of Harborplace. That’s what the Baltimore Planning Commission decided Thursday night after an hours-long hearing.

Baltimore was in the perfect position to grow its economy in 2022. It seems unlikely that growth will continue.

An expanded innovation team is tasked with identifying the most effective policies and practices for addressing vacant properties.

The NFL team will open a "preview center" showing off models of the suites coming to M&T Bank Stadium.

McCalla has overseen the completion of multimillion-dollar academic buildings and a 670-bed student housing complex at Morgan. She's not done.

The teams have a tentative agreement with Virginia’s governor to relocate to a proposed new arena across the Potomac in Alexandria, Virginia.

The appetite for change is clear. But the plan’s details, at least for now, are less so.

The money would be put toward at least 35,700 properties across Baltimore, including in neighborhoods that typically don’t see much government investment.

Johns Hopkins University is building a Data Science and AI Institute on the Homewood campus, with the goal of positioning Baltimore as the nation’s foremost destination for data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Baltimore City has one of the fastest growing large economies in the country, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The panel was due to vote on three bills that aim to change zoning and street design around the Inner Harbor.

The development team said the marketplace is meant to provide an accelerator space for small businesses, especially those owned by women and people of color. Ideally, vendors will use the space as a launching pad before venturing into bigger spaces.

Locust Point Community Garden has until Dec. 15 to vacate the plot of land owned by Under Armour. Baltimore City officials and the Locust Point Civic Association are clearing a portion of Latrobe Park so the program can continue.

Stretches of Orleans Street block pedestrian access and are a threat to neighborhood children, Fatima Wilkerson, a Southeast Baltimore resident and community activist, says.

The Harborplace redevelopment plan can set Baltimore on a course for further development to create a more welcoming downtown waterfront area, Steve Ziger, a partner with Ziger|Snead Architects, says.

Rent control measures under consideration in Howard County aren’t the right approach for making housing there more affordable, Linda Ostovitz, who chairs the county’s Chamber of Commerce, says.

The millions planned for Harborplace redevelopment will do nothing to address Baltimore’s greatest needs, says Krystal Gonzalez, whose daughter was shot and killed at a Baltimore-area block party.