Harris Teeter’s opening in Locust Point is a happy ending [Daily Record, The (Baltimore, MD)]
By Melody Simmons; Melody Simmons | |
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Four years ago, the
Wednesday morning, those woes were a distant memory.
Developer
"Like many other projects, we were affected by the recession," said developer
"We sliced and diced the financing package after that."
The city last year offered
"This project died several times," Brodie said. "It stopped. Just stopped."
Sapperstein said he never gave up on the
"The real estate market is on life support, but this project, because of the location and the commitment of the tenants, is open," Sapperstein said. "We have 14 tenants here already, and they've hung in all this time."
Mayor
"This store is a long time in the making," she said. "This development will create 450 new jobs, and over 90 city residents have been hired by Harris Teeter."
The mayor announced that stores at
The grand opening drew many public officials, including
"This is the nicest market built in
The Harris Teeter has an upstairs cafe, a prepared foods department with a perpetual
In addition to Harris Teeter, which plans to open a store in
Tenants include the Greene Turtle, the Asian bistro
Another 85,000 square feet of office space is also open, with 90 percent leased. In addition, the development has 250 apartments, which are leasing for between
"You're seeing an evolution where you used to have the
"There is gentrification. It's fun to watch. When this project was being planned, I faced a lot of old-timers here in
"Now, they are saying I was right," he said. "I feel good about getting up in the morning."
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