Future Use
State Center is unique in many ways, most notably the public- private partnership that will maximize private investment for the greater good of taxpayers, the community, the City and the State.
State Center will be created “for the people, by the people,” in a transparent, all inclusive format that includes regular input from a citizen-led neighborhood alliance – a congress of sorts – that is allowing area residents, employees, businesses and other stakeholders to participate and share their voice as the project unfolds.
Bound by Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Howard Street, Hoffman Street and Madison Avenue, the site is located directly on the State Center Metro Station, across from the Cultural Center Light Rail Station, offering an unparalleled transit location. Coupled with a highly sustainable, LEED Silver certified development program, State Center will usher in a new era for smart use of urban space with amazing buildings to work in, smartly constructed homes to live in, and a host of convenient urban amenities and public spaces where residents and tourists can play, dine and unwind.
State Center is a collaborative private-public partnership between State Center LLC, the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore.
Features
The State Center Project will feature a healthy community of high performance spaces –from State office buildings to retail - that are programmed to work for those who use it most. A new urban development that is as much about the pedestrian experience and the streetscape as it is about architecture and building density, plans for the development of State Center include:
- Two million square feet of office space
- 1,400 mixed-income housing units
- 250,000 square feet of retail space, including plans for a community grocery/market anchor
- Variety of dining/restaurant options
- 360,000 square feet of civic space
- 2 acres public green space/parks – green streets, tree covers, and shade canopies will provide a phenomenal streetscape for residents and visitors to enjoy
- 5,800 parking spaces
Benefits include:
- Higher quality of life
- Better places to live, work, and play
- Greater mobility with ease of moving around
- Increased transit ridership
- Reduced traffic congestion and driving
- Reduced household spending on transportation, resulting in more affordable housing
- Healthier lifestyle with more walking, and less stress
- Higher, more stable property values
- Increased foot traffic and customers for area businesses
- Greatly reduced dependence on foreign oil
- Greatly reduced pollution and environmental destruction
- Reduced incentive to sprawl, increased incentive for compact development
- Less expensive than building roads and sprawl
- Enhanced ability to maintain economic competitiveness