State Center News
June 2nd, 2008
After troop withdrawal: a soundstage?
read more >>May 9th, 2008
State Center Plan aims to unite neighborhoods
read more >>May 8th, 2008
State Center UDARP 1 Presentation
read more >>May 7th, 2008
State Center plan on track
read more >>May 6th, 2008
$1.6 B State Center facelift
read more >>Project Vision Statement
The State Center redevelopment offers the rare chance to build on the tremendous economic power of the State's office presence in Baltimore and knit together existing transit, cultural, institutional, university, and neighborhood assets.
The ultimate vision for State Center is a diverse, inclusive, mixed-use, mixed-income community that promotes public transportation, maximizes the use and interest in public open spaces, and provides for an active, walkable street environment.
The development team realizes that this vision will only be achievable through an inclusive, transparent and respectful public planning process that includes the larger community, the State, the City and the development team.
State Center
CityScaping meetings are here once again! The State Center Plan is currently being reviewed under the City's regulatory approvals process. The team is seeking a Planned Unit Development designation for the site through the approvals process and have met with neighborhood residents and attended individual community meetings to provide updates on the Plan every step of the way.
In keeping with State Center's public participatory process, a CityScaping meeting was held on July 15 to openly and collectively share input from UDARP that were incorporated in the Plan. This input helps to better achieve urban design goals established for the redevelopment project. The CityScaping meeting was also an opportunity for all to bring their suggestions, questions, and comment on progress made thus far. Over 100 stakeholders were in attendance. Here are a few comments that were placed in the suggestion box.
If you were unable to attend CityScaping on July 15, a second informal meeting will be held on July 29 at 201 West Preston Street from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the redevelopment project and thank you for your continued participation!
Overview
The State Center complex is the largest concentration of State government offices in Maryland. Located in midtown Baltimore City, State Center comprises approximately twenty-eight acres around the State Center/Cultural Center Metro Station and across from the Cultural Center Light Rail Station.
State Center is now the focus of a cooperative effort between the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore to revitalize the State’s office complex and the surrounding communities through extensive redevelopment and the application of Transit Orientated Development (TOD) principles. The ultimate goal of this effort is to connect and integrate the State’s office complex with the surrounding neighborhoods and in the process become one of the City’s most attractive arts, entertainment, retail and residential districts.
Charged with implementing this goal in conjunction with the State is the private development team consisting of Struever Bros. Ecccles & Rouse (SBER), McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS) and Doracon Development. This team was unanimously selected by an evaluation panel consisting of neighborhood representatives, local institutional stakeholders, state & city agencies and elected officials.