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The reimagined Harborplace has to enhance and embrace the water.

Where McKeldin Plaza currently sits was once the heart of the largest population of Free Blacks in the country. Called Freedom’s Port, the new Park at Freedom’s Port invites all to enjoy the splendor of the waterfront. By connecting McKeldin Plaza, we can create an incredible waterfront park, which includes green spaces, ample shade, and programmable space for the enjoyment of all of Baltimore.

Looking north from West Shore Park, you can see shade, places to sit and take in the views, and the two-tiered new Promenade, enabling visitors to directly interact the water.

Looking north from that same spot in West Shore Park, except from the lower Promenade. The lower level was designed to float, making Harborplace a more resilient place to recreate.

Looking southwest from the new amphitheater, there are two floors of shopping, art, culture, food, drink, and recreation that draw you from Light St. to the Promenade.

Called “The Crescent”, this upper and lower Promenade serves as the center of the new Harborplace and connects to the new Park at Freedom’s Port with additional seating and waterfront access.

Looking west from the World Trade Center, floating wetlands line the lower Promenade between the Aquarium and Pier 1, while the upper Promenade provides shade and ample space to enjoy views.

The new 201 E Pratt St. will offer retail and commercial space. The design of this iconic building was the winner of an international design competition. Colloquially called “The Sail”, its design was inspired by the water. 201 E Pratt St. will house a marketplace on the first two floors, and offer restaurant, venue, and commercial opportunities on the upper levels.

201 E. Pratt was designed to have 2 ‘fronts’; what was previously a loading dock and trash compactor will become a beautiful, see-through facade inviting people from Pratt St. to the water and through the marketplace. Standing on the Pratt St. side of The Sail, the archways frame the U.S.S. Constellation and provide cover for marketplace dining and recreation.

203 E. Pratt, between The Sail and the World Trade Center, will offer waterfront commercial space, with public space underneath a cantilevered second floor.

Featuring a ~2,000 seat amphitheater and elevated space for dining and recreation, The Park at Freedom’s Port will be the front porch of Baltimore City.

Underneath the dining space and behind the Amphitheater at the Park at Freedom’s Port, we imagine artistic and cultural retail lining a beautiful eastward extension of Camden St. toward the water.

Overlooking floating wetlands, floating piers, and the U.S.S. Constellation, 303 Light St. will offer multifamily residential on the upper floors above 2 floors of retail, dining, and community space.

Looking north on Light St. just before the Conway St. intersection, improved pedestrian access invites people to the water and provides retail, dining, and cultural activities lining the street.