Port Covington

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.

Hundreds of New Trees Planted at West Covington Park in Port Covington
In recent weeks, landscapers for The Port Covington Development team planted hundreds of trees at West Covington Park in Port Covington.

The Baltimore Sun Considers Plan to Close its Port Covington Printing Press
The Port Covington Master Plan shows the eventual elimination of Sun Park, replacing it with an oval park called Founder’s Park and new buildings and blocks.

Royal Caribbean Resumes Cruises Out of The Port of Baltimore
Royal Caribbean cruise ships returned to the Port of Baltimore last week for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Caribbean joins Carnival, which resumed cruises from Baltimore in September, at the port.

Developer Mark Sapperstein Planning 25-Acre Residential Development in Port Covington
Developer Mark Sapperstein and his company 28 Walker are planning a 25-acre residential development at the former Locke Insulators campus at 2525 Insulator Dr. in Port Covington.

New Ownership at City Garage in Port Covington to Focus Leasing on Life Sciences
Commercial real estate investment firm South Duvall has bought into the City Garage building at 101 W. Dickman St. in Port Covington. South Duvall is now the managing partner of the building while Sagamore Ventures, which renovated the former 141,036 sq. ft. warehouse into an office building in 2016, also remains on as a partner.

South Baltimore Business Roundup
A Federal Hill business closes until spring, a Cross Street Market stall launches a food trailer, a tech company expands near M&T Bank Stadium, and updates at Port Covington.

First Renderings Revealed for the ‘Reimagine Middle Branch’ Plan
Last week at the first public meeting for the Reimagine Middle Branch plan, preliminary design renderings were released by the design team at James Corner Field Operations.