The developer of Harborplace says the popular suites will be demolished

A new era for Baltimore’s Harbor Place shopping complex will begin with a clean slate, the project’s developer said Sunday.

A spokeswoman for MCB Real Estate, Harbourplace’s newly appointed supervisor, said two Inner Harbor “wings” will be demolished to make way for the next chapter of the waterfront promenade.

MCB Real Estate managing partner P. David Bramble did not clarify when demolition might occur, but spokeswoman Alexandra Hughes said in an email to The Baltimore Banner that the developer will continue to engage with community members as part of a 12-month “design phase.” This includes public forums, neighborhood canvassing events, and small focus group meetings with community organizations and neighborhood groups.

The update was first reported by Baltimore Business Journal.

The two-story suites, built by The Rouse as part of a then-effort to revitalize downtown Baltimore, opened in 1980. In 2012, they were sold to Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., which defaulted on a loan and let the suites decline over Nearly a decade.

Bramble, who officially acquired the rights to Harborplace in April after a receivership court battle, is a Baltimore native whose portfolio includes other high-profile projects in the city including Yard 56 in Canton near Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, The Rotunda in Hampden and Arundel Plaza In Glenn. Burnie. He said it will take years for the company to fully repair the complex.

“I think it’s clear that everyone knows that this project is going to take some time to plan, gather the necessary community engagement and develop a resiliency strategy, and all the other things that will go into the overall redevelopment of the project over the course of the year,” Bramble told a Downtown Baltimore State breakfast audience in March.

“However, we cannot let our crown jewel sit and languish while we work on it over the next two years,” he continued. [the planning department] With the mayor’s office and with the community.

Meanwhile, MCB Real Estate has signed temporary leases with some tenants, including Baltimore-based Crust by Mack. Princess coffee, and has hosted events to re-engage community members with the site. Bramble said his vision for the renovated Harborplace would include local and national retail tenants as well as space for residential, office, hospitality, dining and entertainment.

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