Station North is Baltimore’s inaugural arts and entertainment district, says Elizabeth Evitts in The Urbanite (#37, July '07).

"Spanning the communities of Charles North, Greenmount West, and Barclay, and located near Penn Station, the district is witnessing a burst of activity after decades of decline. Small businesses are popping up: new galleries on Charles Street, a bike cooperative on Lanvale, a new cafe that caters to the growing number of people who work in the area.

"There are also several larger-scale development projects. The former North Avenue Market is now being transformed by Center City Incorporated into affordable retail and office space for local business, according to developer Mike Schecter. Down the block, the Maryland Institute College of Art took over a building at the corner of North Avenue and Howard Street. This sits across North Avenue from the Load of Fun warehouse owned by Sherwin Mark, which is occupied by a lively group of artists and professionals. Washington, D.C.-based Somerset Development Company and Riverdale International, Inc. saw the grand opening of their Station North Townhomes on North Calvert Street. Designed by Baltimore architect Klaus Philipsen, the homes are fetching prices from $360,000 to close to $500,000. Architect and developer Ed Hord of Hord Coplan Macht, along with several additional development partners, invested more than $10 million to convert the 1929 Railway Express Building near Penn Station into lofts and commercial space. That project is scheduled to open at the end of 2007. The list goes on and on."

(Thanks, Cultural Policy Listserv.)

http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?issueID=50§ionID=4&articleID=699

   

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