The graffiti-tagged Westside “Superblock,” site of long-stalled plans to revive Baltimore’s former retail center on Howard and Lexington streets, is back in the spotlight as a new development group seeks permission to tear down the first group of historic buildings.
Appearing before the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) this afternoon is Westside Partners, an LLC currently not in good standing with the state department of assessments, which was given rights to the project by the Jack Young administration in 2020.
The company wants to demolish 220, 222, 224 and 226 West Fayette Street and 101, 105 and 107 North Howard Street in the city’s “Five & Dime Historic District.”
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