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Dolphin and Hoffman Streets Eutaw Place Baptist Church 14 State Center Transit Oriented Development Strategy Site Context Corner of Read and Biddle Streets History The mid-20th century modern buildings of the State Center office complex, give few hints to the long and rich history of the diverse neighborhoods that surround the site. Just looking at a present day map gives clues to the unusual character of the area – where the north-south street grid of old Downtown Baltimore meets the diagonal street grid of the later residential neighborhoods. For this reason, State Center is situated at a unique historic and cultural crossroad. It is here that older early 19th century neighborhoods of Mount Vernon and Seton Hill and the younger late 19th century residential communities of Bolton Hill, Upton-Marble Arch and Madison Park eventually grew together. However, rather than forming a true crossroads, the State Center complex, with is large high rise offices and expansive parking lots, combined with the scale and orientation of adjacent roadways have formed barriers separating surrounding neighborhoods. The construction of McCulloh Homes further compounded separation, by isolating its residents from the nearby communities. Maryland State Center Office Complex 1960’s
View of Plaza D’Art View of South Park Plaza Site Context Market Research Research was conducted prior to the charrette to identify the market potential for various uses in the local market area and to formulate a development program for the study area. The final development program is based on the analysis of what types of development could be supported over a four-phase implementation period spanning 15 to 20 years. The local market area, which extends in an approximately one-half mile radius from the State Center Metro station, contained in 2000 approximately 22,300 persons in 12,100 households. Compared with the rest of the City of Baltimore and the surrounding region, it has smaller households, a considerably higher proportion of persons employed in professional or management occupations, and a much higher proportion of persons age 20 – 34. These factors, successful new apartment and condominium developments in adjacent areas, and the high-quality and expensive housing in adjacent neighborhoods such as Bolton Hill and Madison Park, suggest strong potential for a range of housing types for younger and empty-nester households. The development of a range of workforce and marketrate housing can provide choices for existing residents and area workers seeking more affordable housing as well as attract those seeking the amenities and convenience of in-town living. Baltimore’s office market appears to be stabilizing. The Midtown area, including State Center, has the potential to attract tenants seeking new high quality offices with excellent accessibility at a slightly lower cost than downtown. Aside from individual office tenants with large space requirements, the greater potential for office development will be in the medium- to longer-term. Increased office development, as well as existing area educational and medical institutions, will provide support for the development of new middle- to upper middle-range lodging in the local market area. The extensive amount of existing regional-serving retail means that local-serving retail has the greatest potential in the local market area. An immediate opportunity is for a new, modern supermarket– the local market area currently lacks one even though there is ample market support. There is also strong potential for certain entertainment-oriented uses. The nearest multi-screen cineplex is nearly seven miles away, creating a significant opportunity for a theater operator familiar with urban markets. A new cineplex could support additional entertainment and dining uses and complement existing cultural activities, including other art house theaters in the area. State Center Transit Oriented Development Strategy 15
Page 1 and 2: State Center Transit Oriented Devel
Page 3 and 4: Table Of Contents Executive Summary
Page 5 and 6: Artist’s renderings of project fe
Page 7 and 8: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
Page 9 and 10: Methodology Overall Process The ove
Page 11 and 12: Methodology • Initial Concept Dev
Page 13 and 14: Methodology Day 4 Rough Cut Alterna
Page 15 and 16: State Center Complex Site Context S
Page 17: McCulloh Homes Bolton Hill Site Con
Page 21 and 22: State Center Parking Lots Cultural
Page 23 and 24: Area Map 1896 Site Context State Ce
Page 25 and 26: Plaza D’Art PRESTON STREET EUTAW
Page 27 and 28: Open space link through an urban ne
Page 29 and 30: Transit can help activate places. D
Page 31 and 32: Live/work townhouses along rail tra
Page 33 and 34: Charrette street sections Charrette
Page 35 and 36: Existing light-rail service Metro p
Page 37 and 38: Streets should accommodate all user
Page 39 and 40: Illustration of parking behind buil
Page 41 and 42: Example of a vibrant core Developme
Page 43 and 44: Modern townhouses One-over-one town
Page 45 and 46: Feasibility Analysis and Economic B
Page 49 and 50: Table 4: State Center TOD Strategy
Page 53 and 54: Implementation Strategy Challenges
Page 55 and 56: An active urban park Landscaping an
Page 57: Parks are an important part of the

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