Baltimore Inner Harbor

Format
Brief

City
Baltimore

State/Province
MD

Country
USA

Metro Area
Baltimore

Project Type
District/Corridor/Community

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Civic Uses
Education
Entertainment
Hotel
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Restaurant
Retail
Single-Family For-Sale Housing

Keywords
Government collaboration
Pollution cleanup
Public-private partnership
Sports
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
ULI Heritage Award Winner
Urban redevelopment
Waterfront

Site Size
192 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1965

Date Opened
1983

A brief is a short version of a case study.

The Baltimore Inner Harbor comprises the redevelopment of 192 acres (78 ha) of formerly dilapidated and abandoned waterfront property. The project involved condemnation and clearance of 22 city blocks, followed by the property’s redevelopment as a mixed-use waterfront district with cornerstone office buildings, hotels, apartments, and a critical mass of cultural and entertainment attractions. Today, the Baltimore Inner Harbor contains 2.58 million square feet (239,690 m²) of office space; 2.3 million square feet (213,677 m²) of retail and entertainment space, including Harborplace, the waterfront festival marketplace; more than 800 residential units; 13 hotels; and numerous cultural venues, including the National Aquarium and the Maryland Science Center.

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Owner
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Development Manager
Charles Center—Inner Harbor Management
Baltimore, MD

Master Planner
Wallace Roberts & Todd
Philadelphia, PA

Website
www.balitmore.org/about-baltimore/inner-harbor

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Alexandra Notay, David Leipziger

ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner

ULI Heritage Award Winner