Post by Logan on Feb 8, 2016 1:09:15 GMT -6
State senator wades into contentious battle over Northwood Plaza redevelopment
A long-awaited, $50 million redevelopment of the dilapidated Northwood Plaza shopping center in Northeast Baltimore could be scaled back significantly after opposition emerged to planned Morgan State University student housing on the site.
While some nearby residents oppose the proposed scale of the student housing, others worry the developer could walk away from the project entirely. University officials, meanwhile, are scrambling to find alternate housing for hundreds of students.
State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, who represents the area, vowed the student housing would not be built and filed a bill late last week to block Morgan State's Board of Regents from signing any agreement with the private developer for student housing.
Stacy Ridgeway, the president of the Hillen Road Improvement Association, said neighbors were taken aback when they learned a couple of months ago that student housing would be part of the project. They felt the housing would be too dense and cause issues with parking and traffic.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-northwood-plaza-redevelopment-20160207-story.html
A long-awaited, $50 million redevelopment of the dilapidated Northwood Plaza shopping center in Northeast Baltimore could be scaled back significantly after opposition emerged to planned Morgan State University student housing on the site.
While some nearby residents oppose the proposed scale of the student housing, others worry the developer could walk away from the project entirely. University officials, meanwhile, are scrambling to find alternate housing for hundreds of students.
State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, who represents the area, vowed the student housing would not be built and filed a bill late last week to block Morgan State's Board of Regents from signing any agreement with the private developer for student housing.
Stacy Ridgeway, the president of the Hillen Road Improvement Association, said neighbors were taken aback when they learned a couple of months ago that student housing would be part of the project. They felt the housing would be too dense and cause issues with parking and traffic.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-northwood-plaza-redevelopment-20160207-story.html