A Royal Farms is in the works for
Crossroads@95, a 1,000-acre development in Eastern Baltimore County.
A drug store, dry cleaner and a restaurant could also be part of the retail mix at Crossroads, says Jerry Wit, senior vice president of marketing for Baltimore developer St. John Properties Inc.
Construction on the 5,786-square-foot convenience store will begin in the spring and it will open in the fall of 2011. The store is located along Maryland Route 43, making it a convenient location for drive-by traffic and tenants alike, Wit says.
St. John is one of four developers of Crossroads. The others are Somerset Construction Co. of Bethesda, Columbia's First Industrial Realty Trust, and Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC of Glen Burnie.
Wit says Crossroads will house about 35,000 square feet of retail in a year's time. St. John is talking to several well-known restaurant owners about opening at the White Marsh development (Wit declined to name the owners for competitive reasons). Though many restaurant owners have expressed interest in the site, it's been challenging for these entrepreneurs to get funding since credit remains tight, Wit says.
Retail at Crossroads will largely be services and amenities to support the business park's office workers, Wit says. Crossroads' developers have signed up 30 office tenants. Recent additions to the site include CDS Logistics Management Inc., Danfoss Inc., and BGE Home.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Jerry Wit, St. John Properties Inc.