Port Covington
Port Covington’s Conscious Venture Partners Raises $15.8 Million
Port Covington-based business accelerator Conscious Venture Partners announced yesterday that it raised $15.8 million for its Conscious Venture Fund II. Conscious Venture Partners is hoping to raise a total of $50 million for the fund.
Under Armour Reopens Port Covington Office Building
Last week Under Armour employees returned to the site of the company’s Port Covington campus for the first time since early 2020 as the Building 37 office building reopened. Building 37 first opened in 2016 after the company transformed the former Sam’s Club into an office building
USL Soccer Team and ‘Right to Dream’ Academy Eyes Port Covington for Stadium and Campus
The Right to Dream soccer academy, which has academies in Ghana and Denmark with another coming to Egypt, is considering Port Covington in South Baltimore as its next location. The academy would also include an approximately 10,000-seat stadium for a United Soccer League (USL) franchise.
$2.7-Million Deck Repair Project Underway on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge
A deck repair project is currently underway on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge/Hanover Street Bridge. The project started last month and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Kayak, Paddle Board, Catamaran, and Jet Ski Rentals Coming to Port Covington
Port Covington and Eastern Watersports are partnering this summer to bring kayaking, paddle boarding, sailing catamarans, and jet skis to the Middle Branch. Beginning this Saturday, May 28, Eastern Watersports will offer hourly equipment rentals at the Port Covington Marina at 321 E. Cromwell St.
An Interview with Outgoing Port Covington Developer Marc Weller of Weller Development
SouthBMore.com spoke with Weller Development President and Founding Partner Marc Weller about his more than eight years spent getting the project off the ground, completing Chapter 1B, and the future of his company.
An Interview with New Port Covington Developer MaryAnne Gilmartin of MAG Partners
Gilmartin talks about her interest in the project, the role of Kevin Plank in the development, the types of uses the project could attract, and the possibility of bringing a soccer stadium to the community.
Under Armour CEO Patrik Frisk Stepping Down
Yesterday, Under Armour announced President and CEO Patrik Frisk will step down effective June 1st. Under Armour’s board “has initiated a comprehensive internal and external search process to identify a permanent President and CEO.”
Design Plans Unveiled for Under Armour’s Port Covington Campus
Today, Under Armour and its design team revealed architectural designs for the first major phase of its new global headquarters campus in Port Covington to Baltimore City Planning Department’s Urban Design & Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP). This phase will add a five-story 280,000 sq. ft. office, retail, and fitness building currently being called Teammate Building 2 (TMB2); a track and field facility; and new green spaces.
Under Armour Reveals Schematics for New Port Covington Campus
Last week, Under Armour and its design team revealed schematics for the first major phase of its new global headquarters campus in Port Covington to Baltimore City Planning Department’s Urban Design & Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP). This phase will add a new 300,000 sq. ft. office and retail building called Team Building 2 (TMB2), a track and field facility, and new green spaces.
Photo Tour of the Port Covington Development
There are currently five buildings and a park under construction in Port Covington that are scheduled to begin delivering between late-2022 and early-2023.
Overhead Photos of Under Armour’s Under-Construction Port Covington Campus
With Under Armour having started construction on its new Port Covington global headquarters, the reminders of the never-completed Port Covington Shopping Center are finally being erased.
Updated Renderings Revealed for ‘Reimagine Middle Branch’ Plan
The plan looks to unite the 19 neighborhoods of South Baltimore by connecting them to one another and to the waterfront. Its three building principles are “Protect and Connect the Shoreline; Transform Barriers into Connections; and Strengthen Communities with Parks and Programs.”
Under Armour Begins Work on its Track and Field Facility in Port Covington
Under Armour has begun the second phase of its new global headquarters in Port Covington as site work is underway for a new track and field facility. As work begins on the new athletic facility, planning continues for the company’s proposed five-story, 284,000 sq. ft. office building.
South Baltimore Business Roundup
A salon replaces a restaurant, a seafood restaurant is undergoing a renovation, The Baltimore Sun printing press closes, a new business for Port Covington, a Locust Point yoga studio gets publicity, and two hotels to close.
Phase II of Alta Federal Hill Apartment Building to Start Construction this Summer
Phase II will break ground this summer on the 1900 block of S. Hanover St. It will be a six-story building with 258 apartments, 370 parking spaces, and 1,000 sq. ft. of retail.
814 Housing Units Proposed for Port Covington Industrial Property
Today at Baltimore City Planning Department’s Urban Design & Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) 28 Walker and its development partners K. Hovnanian Homes and Greystar presented a master plan for 814 housing units in Port Covington. The development will replace the 25-acre former Locke Insulators property at 2525 Insulator Dr.
