Stay up to date on progress at Harborplace
Harborplace isn't empty. Here's why some tenants are still there.
3/18/2024
”MCB Real Estate Inc. officials said Friday the firm is offering lower rents to restock the hallways that were once filled with thousands of visitors a week. Harborplace today is 60% leased — up from 29% leased when MCB acquired it last year, said Kristen Durkin, an MCB spokeswoman.
‘Our strategy is to give these tenants deeply discounted rents and provide mentorship throughout the process to grow Baltimore’s great businesses and build brand for our tenants in prime waterfront retail space which would be otherwise unaffordable to small businesses,’ Durkin said..”
Baltimore mayor signs Harborplace bills but it still needs voter approval
3/13/2024
”Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott moved forward with plans to redevelop Harborplace by signing three related bills.
Those bills include amendments to zoning, an urban renewal plan and the city's charter.”
The Dish: Crust by Mack
2/27/2024
”Owner Amanda Mack's Crust By Mack specializes in pastries that range from sweet to savory. Mack is a self taught baker who rolls love into each and every item she serves, cultivating a devoted following. Michelle Miller is in Baltimore with more.”
Harborplace legislation advances after key City Council hearing
2/14/2024
”MCB Real Estate cleared a key hurdle in its efforts to redevelop Harborplace, when a City Council committee voted on Tuesday to advance legislation needed for its $500 million plan to proceed.
After listening to testimony for more than four hours, the council’s Economic and Community Development Committee voted to approve three bills that would enable the developer to move ahead with plans to tear down the two mostly-vacant Harborplace pavilions at Pratt and Light streets and replace them with a mixed-use development containing two high-rise towers containing a total of 900 residences; offices; shops; restaurants; and public space.”
Governor Moore and Governor Kelly Highlight Local Businesses In Bet Ahead Of Ravens vs. Chiefs Conference Championship Game
1/26/2024
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today announced a bet with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on the outcome of the upcoming Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs Conference Championship game, which will take place this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Governor Moore is wagering crab pies from Crust By Mack Bake House, a Baltimore-based Black-owned business. Governor Kelly is wagering steaks from Creekstone Farms, an Arkansas City-based premium beef and pork producer.
City panel says Baltimore isn’t rushing the Harborplace redevelopment
12/21/2023
”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 on the ambitious plans to reimagine the Inner Harbor. Commissioners unanimously agreed to recommend changes to city policy on height and size restrictions at the site — a key step in a lengthy public approval process.”
Holiday Makers Market at Harborplace 2023
12/4/2023
”This past weekend, we turned Harborplace Light St Pavilion into Baltimore’s Holiday Headquarters! As part of Baltimore’s Most Festive Weekend, we brought 60 local vendors and makers out to the Inner Harbor for our biggest Holiday Makers Market yet!
With holiday decorations and a special Blinkatorium light sculpture by Scott Pennington, we turned Light St Pavilion into a waterfront winter wonderland”. — For more information, visit the Waterfront Partnership here
Our Harborplace releases its Fall Report on Community Engagement
10/27/2023
MCB Real Estate and the entire Our Harborplace team have committed to an ongoing Community Engagement Process. From the outset, we believed it was important to start by listening. We began listening prior to sketching plans, prior to renderings, and prior to construction documents. We asked the community to think big. What does this city deserve in its center? What does Baltimore want to highlight for its residents and its visitors? What will make you excited to venture down to the water and spend time there, to show off to your friends and family, to proudly display our city to those who visit? We have called this the “Input Phase”. Our goal during the Input Phase was to listen. We presented the community with a short list of important priorities, the Core Pillars of Harborplace’s Redevelopment, and put everything on the table for discussion. This report shares what we heard. — Read the full report
Harborplace welcomes new shops while iconic pavilions wait to be torn down
10/25/2023
”Baltimore’s downtown Harborplace will welcome a handful of new temporary tenants in the coming weeks, even as MCB Real Estate plans to eventually tear down the two pavilions along the waterfront.” — Baltimore Banner
Downtown Baltimore’s future depends on filling in the gaps
10/13/2023
“When Lynnette and Eric Dodson opened Cuples Tea House on North Howard Street three years ago, in a block that now boasts a plant-based creamery, a vegan juice bar and a couple of art galleries, they hoped customers might find their way four blocks north from events at the CFG Bank Arena or even Camden Yards and the Inner Harbor.
But few do. The walk from the arena or elsewhere downtown can be less than inviting.” — Baltimore Sun
MCB Real Estate presentation to the Baltimore City Planning Commission
10/12/2023
See the full presentation here.
Our Harborplace releases its Interim Report on Community Engagement
9/16/2023
Public engagement on the future of Harborplace is critical to establishing the Inner Harbor as a welcoming, proud, local asset. Redeveloping Harborplace for Baltimoreans and to showcase Baltimore to visitors requires an intentional public engagement process to bring as many stakeholders to the table as possible. To that end, MCB Harborplace, working with Just Economy, has deployed a first-of-its-scale public engagement process. Since the last report, the Our Harborplace team has spoken with thousands of residents from across Baltimore. In total, community members from more than 80 neighborhoods across Baltimore have provided input on how to make Harborplace inviting, vibrant, exciting, and successful. — Read the full report
Harborplace getting new coffee shop in long-vacant space
8/25/2023
“Baltimore entrepreneur Michael Saunders can't wait to open Matriarch Coffee in a long-vacant space in Harborplace's Pratt Street Pavilion this fall -- and hopes the shop will be part of the beleaguered retail center's future.” — WBAL
MCB Real Estate Announces Design Team, Closing for Harborplace Property
7/13/2023
“I want to ensure that the future of Harborplace represents to the world the very best that Baltimore has to offer.” - P. David Bramble, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, MCB Real Estate LLC
Read the full Press Release here.
Our Harborplace releases its report on the first 30 days of Community Engagement
7/12/2023
Public engagement on the future of Harborplace is critical to establishing the Inner Harbor as a welcoming, proud, local asset.Redeveloping Harborplace for Baltimoreans and to showcase Baltimore to visitors requires a focused public engagement process to bring as many stakeholders to the table as possible. To that end, MCB Harborplace, working with Just Economy, is deploying a first-of-its-scale public engagement process. — Read the full report
Harborplace redo must create a place that is 'always cool,' developer tells crowd
6/3/2023
"‘Cool will make you come back,’ MCB Real Estate's P. David Bramble told an audience of 200 city residents and politicians during the first ‘listening session’ on the redevelopment of the waterfront landmark.” — Baltimore Business Journal
06-03-23 The Futures of Harborplace and the Archdiocese of Baltimore
6/3/2023
”On today's podcast, Jayne talks about the story of Harborplace in Baltimore City which is unfortunately now in decline and has a conversation with its developer Dave Bramble on what is expected for this project.” — WBAL
Baltimore By Baltimore "music and makers" festival returns to Inner Harbor
6/2/2023
”Baltimore By Baltimore, a waterfront ‘music and makers’ festival, is coming back for its second year to bring the city's creative scene to the Inner Harbor.” — WMAR
The Future of Harborplace and Baltimore City Development
5/29/2023
”Harborplace in Baltimore has been in a steady decline for years, as store after store and restaurant after restaurant closed. Only a couple of places remain open and the entire Light Street Pavilion has been shuttered.
Now, the reimagining of Harborplace has begun. Late last year, a local developer named P. David Bramble purchased the property, and pledged to revive this centerpiece of downtown that was once a proud symbol of Baltimore’s Renaissance. Bramble is the managing partner at MCB Real Estate.” — WYPR"
Harborplace redevelopment is an ‘all-hands’ moment for Baltimore | COMMENTARY
3/15/2023
”There was a time when indoor retailing space, with restaurants and food courts and major department store “anchors,” dominated not just retailing but the social scene. “See you at the mall” was a common refrain a generation ago — before the enormous popularity of online shopping made them largely extinct and COVID-19 drove a final nail in that coffin. So-called “dead malls” now can be found all over this country, empty shells of their former selves.” — Baltimore Sun
Black-owned, family-run Crust by Mack bakery savors opportunity to serve delectables at Harborplace
3/14/2023
”The Baltimore business is the first new tenant to be inked by the iconic complex’s new owners, who hope to draw crowds back as they weigh long-term plans for the site.” — Baltimore Banner
Can this developer bring crowds back to Inner Harbor?
1/4/2023
”Baltimore-based developer David Bramble wants to transform Harborplace in a way that spurs revitalization and is accessible to all city residents.” — Baltimore Banner
The Way of Bramble
11/7/2023
”P. David Bramble, Harborplace's would-be owner, is grabbing the spotlight — whether he likes it or not” — Baltimore Business Journal