Update: Eastern Shore Medical Center

Salisbury, MD – The demolition of the vacant Daily Times building in Salisbury to make way for a new medical center and the redesign of the Brentwood Fire Station into a municipal center that will house town offices, the police department and a public meeting space are two of the 27 projects receiving grants through the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund program.

The awards include $2.5 million to help Baltimore demolish long-time vacant buildings in strategic neighborhoods as part of its Vacants to Value initiative.

DHCD is announcing the award of $7.5 million to benefit 27 projects in 12 counties and Baltimore City. Those funds are expected to leverage an additional $178 million in public, private and philanthropic investments.

The Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund program compliments the Community Legacy program by providing the necessary predevelopment funding to jump-start transformational community and economic revitalization projects.

Established in 2012, the program funds such predevelopment activities as demolition, land assembly and infrastructure improvements that are critical to attracting other public and private investment. This funding is also available to local governments and nonprofit community development corporations, who many times are working with private entities and other partners invested in Maryland neighborhoods and focused on creating jobs and housing opportunities.

See the full list of Fiscal Year 2015 awards below.

 

County

Awardee

Amount

Project Name

Description

Anne Arundel County

Bowman Community Development Corporation

$100,000

Bowman Housing For Veterans

Demolish existing building in the Clay street neighborhood to construct affordable housing units for veterans.

Anne Arundel County

Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis

$350,000

Newtowne 20 Redevelopment

The demolition and redevelopment of Newtowne 20, a 78-unit family public housing property comprised of nine two-story buildings and a community center built in 1971, on a 6.45-acre parcel.

Baltimore City

Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development

$2,500,000

Vacants to Value Blight Elimination Initiative

Blight Elimination efforts through the demolition of long-time vacant buildings in strategic neighborhoods.

Baltimore City

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

$250,000

McKeldin Plaza – Design and Demolition

Design and Demolition that will recreate an underutilized public space and transform it into a welcoming and active plaza that naturally connects Downtown to the Inner Harbor.

Baltimore City

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.

$150,000

Eager Street V2V Project – Strategic Property Acquisition

Strategic acquisition of key sites in the Vacants to Value project area.

Baltimore City

Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.

$300,000

St. Ambrose School Acquisition

Acquisition of the currently vacant and former St. Ambrose School for redevelopment and use as a new Baltimore City Charter School.

Baltimore City

Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.

$200,000

Loyola Northway Revitalization Plan

Acquisition of 13 vacant homes in the 2600 block of Loyola Northway and completion of the construction design.

Baltimore City

Parks & People Foundation, Inc.

$250,000

Auchentoroly Terrace at Druid Hill Park

Infrastructure improvements to a 9-acre parcel of abandoned park land adjacent to Druid Hill Park for the adaptive-reuse of a historic building and constructing offices, educational and community facilities.

Baltimore City

TRF Development Partners

$250,000

Broadway East Revitalization

Infrastructure and stabilization improvements for a 10 unit homeownership project in East Baltimore’s Broadway East neighborhood.

Baltimore County

Baltimore County Government

$37,000

Turner Station Revitalization Project – Demolition

Demolish two blighted, vacant, county-owned structures located at 102/106 Avondale and stabilize the site for redevelopment.

Carroll County

Town of Sykesville

$200,000

Historic Sykesville Fire House Acquisition

Purchase, stabilization & restoration of the historic firehouse building on Sykesville’s Main Street for commercial use.

Cecil County

Town of Elkton

$100,000

The North Street Parking Lot Improvement Project

Infrastructure improvements that will improve an existing lot with a new entrance, lighting, landscaping, bicycle racks, electric vehicle charging stations.

Dorchester County

City of Cambridge

$325,000

Sailwinds Gateway – Phase 3

Acquisition and assembly of contiguous vacant/blighted properties on Route 50 providing an opportunity for a Welcoming Gateway to the community.

Dorchester County

City of Cambridge

$100,000

Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center -Infrastructure

Infrastructure improvements for a planned community center serving seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities.

Harford County

City of Aberdeen

$175,000

Aberdeen Transit Oriented Development – Station Square Improvements

Acquisition and demolition of 25 North Philadelphia Boulevard which will support new development in the Aberdeen Transit Oriented Development area.

Montgomery County

City of Gaithersburg

$100,000

Olde Towne Park Plaza

Design and construction of a park plaza at the intersection of Summit and Diamond Avenues, the crossroads of Olde Towne Gaithersburg.

Prince George’s County

City of Mount Rainier

$175,000

Demolition of Vacant City Properties

Demolition of two vacant and blighted city owned properties located at 3200 Rhode Island Avenue and 3701 Eastern Avenue including the disposal of hazardous material to facilitate redevelopment.

Prince George’s County

Gateway Community Development Corporation

$175,000

Perry Street Townhomes

Design of five net zero energy townhomes that will revitalize the Mt. Rainier community, help expand low-impact green practices into mainstream construction.

Prince George’s County

Redevelopment Authority of Prince George’s County

$238,000

Acquisition and Demolition for Studio 3807

Acquisition of two adjacent parcels and the demolition of all buildings on Studio 3807 site which is a mixed-use development project in Brentwood community.

Prince George’s County

Revenue Authority of Prince George’s County

$400,000

Hamilton Street Structured Parking Facility

Infrastructure development of a structured parking facility to support existing retail, enable development and rehabilitation of under-utilized commercial properties in downtown Hyattsville.

Prince George’s County

Town of Brentwood

$200,000

Town of Brentwood – Municipal Town Center

Redesign the Brentwood Fire Station into a municipal center including Town offices, Police Department, public meeting space and a digital resource room.

Prince George’s County

Town of Capitol Heights

$75,000

Capitol Heights Metro Demolition

Demolition of property at 106 Quire Avenue adjacent to the Capitol Heights Metro and a Complete Green Street.

Prince George’s County

Town of Cottage City

$100,000

The Cottage City Public Works Facility and Community Tool Shed

Design of a state of the art, sustainable model public works facility that will also contain a community workshop and tool shed.

Talbot County

Town of Easton

$200,000

Housing on the Hill

Acquisition and design of 6 historic homes in the Hill Community of Easton.

Washington County

PenMar Development Corporation

$100,000

Fort Ritchie Sanitary Sewer Relining

Infrastructure development of a portion of the sewer collection system at Fort Ritchie, a closed US Army base located in Cascade, MD to facilitate redevelopment of the base.

Wicomico County

City of Salisbury

$250,000

Daily Times Demolition Project

Demolish the vacant Daily Times Building in downtown Salisbury for redevelopment into the Eastern Shore Medical Center.

Worcester County

Ocean City Development Corporation

$200,000

OCDC Model Block project

Demolition of buildings on the Model Block for a mixed-use in-fill redevelopment project.

Grand Total

$7,500,000