Construction on the massive
Marketplace at Fells Point project will close sidewalks and parking spaces of the westside of the 600 block of South Broadway Street for the next year as the developer works to preserve building facades in the neighborhood.
The renovation of building facades or exteriors is part of the development plan to preserve the streetscape that has been there for 100 years, says
Drew Dolben, senior vice president for Massachusetts developer the
Dolben Co. Inc..
The developer is also constructing an entirely new building as part of the $40 million
Marketplace at Fells Point project that broke ground in May. The project will eventually include 159 apartment units and more than 27,000 square-feet of retail space. Dolben
acquired the rights to build the housing and retail portion of the project from Dave Holmes earlier this year.
Dolben expects for tenants and residents to begin moving into the development within the next 15 months with the entire project completed in 20 months.
The smaller building on the eastside of Broadway will open first and the building on the westside will follow shortly after, Dolben says.
Meanwhile, in Anne Arundel County, the Dolben Co. plans to complete its
Village at Odenton Station before the end of September.
The company has signed a lease with a dry cleaner and in currently in negotiations with a restaurant at the location. The company plans to have a mix of retail similar to a traditional main street including a coffee shop, a nail salon, a hair stylist, a spa and a total of three restaurants.
Source: Drew Dolben, senior vice president for the Dolben Co. Inc.
Writer: Alexandra Wilding,
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