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On a high-visibility site two miles from Anne Arundel Medical Center, St. John Properties’ decision to build a 100,000-square-foot, LEED Gold, state-of-the-art, medical office building on spec is paying off. In quick succession, St. John announced leases with Maryland Oncology Hematology, Chesapeake Medical Imaging, Chesapeake Urology, Kure Smart Pain Management,…

Although commercial real estate, like nearly every sector, experienced economic setbacks in 2020, it remained a large and core driver of the U.S. economy. In 2020, new and existing CRE buildings combined contributed $1.01 trillion to the U.S. GDP, generated $338.1 billion in personal earnings and supported 8 million jobs.  Source:…

In Canton, 28 Walker Development is preparing to construct Baltimore’s first mass timber office building. Image courtesy of 28 Walker Development Asked how he feels about leading the first mass timber construction projects in Baltimore City, Chesapeake Contracting Group Vice President Dan Hannon replies, “Excited, beyond your wildest imagination.”  Well…

From left to right: Scooter Monroe; Jason Schwartzberg; Owen Rouse What measures can be taken for Baltimore City to emerge from the pandemic stronger than before?   Scooter Monroe, Vice President, Head of Office Leasing, Weller Development Company; Owen Rouse, Vice President of Investment Sales, MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services and Jason Schwartzberg,…

Do you expect two-story warehouse/industrial buildings in the Central Maryland region?  Jannine B. HayesCommercial Leasing RepresentativeKnott Realty Group “Not in the immediate future. To make a two-story warehouse worth any developer’s time in Maryland would require (1) land, which we are very short on, (2) rental rates well above average if…

As landlords begin to retrofit HVAC systems, implement cleaning protocols and enact other tenant wellness and safety measures to encourage a return to the office, it is important to focus intently on the specific needs and concerns of tenants. This has led to the rise of virtual amenities, flexible work options, increased food…

At the former Port City Press building in Pikesville, Garver Development Group has leveraged a novel financing tool, CPACE, to both improve the financials of a renovation project and the energy performance of the redesigned facility.  Garver acquired the 177,000-square-foot building last year and began redeveloping it to support a self-storage…

The NAIOP-MD Community Service Committee is in need of approximately 100 volunteers with green thumbs (additional finger colors are also welcome) to participate in a half-day event with The 6th Branch (T6B) on Friday, May 14 beginning at 9 am. Activities in “The Fields of Color” initiative, to benefit the New Broadway East Community, will include tilling existing fields,…

As the great work-from-home experiment extends past its one-year anniversary, workers have made adjustments to their environment and schedules and are becoming increasingly comfortable viewing the WFM model as a viable long-term solution. To counteract this trend and lure more workers back to the traditional office setting, landlords are urged to design a…

By Gail Chrzan, Senior Vice President, Blue and Obrecht Realty, LLC The Maryland Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was staging a gala with the Governor of Maryland in three days, when a water line in their office broke and destroyed everything. The non-profit group was in immediate need of…