January 4, 2018
BCCC enters MOU to redevelop Baltimore City Community College’s downtown Bard Building into modern tower
On December 22, 2017, Baltimore City Community College entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with The Cordish Companies to redevelop 1.2 acres in downtown Baltimore City on the site of the former Bard Building. This MOU is non-binding, discusses the broad terms for a future long-term land lease agreement, and represents the most significant movement forward for the property since the building’s closure in 2010.
The College selected The Cordish Companies to develop a world-class mixed-use building. At 512 feet, the 45-story modern skyscraper will surpass the 40-story Transamerica building as the tallest building in the City of Baltimore and the tallest in all of Maryland.
The soaring mixed-use project includes plans for residential, retail, and office space options. With the MOU in place, discussions continue in earnest towards a final long-term land lease agreement between the College and The Cordish Companies. Our mutual goal is to agree on those terms by the summer of 2018.
