Overture Magazine: 2016-2017 Season March-April 2017 | Page 47

HEY BALTIMORE

Downtown Baltimore’ s vibe is upbeat as neighborhoods rich in history rapidly add new jobs, retailers, and residents. Apartments and row homes are renting as soon as they become available, and it’ s not just residents moving in. Companies like Pandora have relocated to Downtown, and tech start-ups are snatching up office space. National retailers have taken notice too, including West Elm, Free People, and Warby Parker. They’ re all here because they want to be in a place that inspires them. Downtown Baltimore is more than what you’ ve seen on TV. Come see for yourself.

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DOWNTOWN IS GROWING. More than 4,700 new apartments, 450,000 SF of retail, and 870,000 SF of office space will open in the next few years.
IT’ S AFFORDABLE. The average rent is a lot less than similar-sized cities and you don’ t need a car. That means you can afford to hit the town, or ballpark, or galleries, or theatres.
NEW DIGS. New and recently-rehabbed apartments are popping up everywhere, like 10 Light Street’ s iconic conversion, 520 Park Avenue and the accompanying Mt. Vernon Marketplace, 1111 Light Street’ s environmentallyfriendly new build in Federal Hill, and the artsy and centrally-located Centerpoint in Bromo Arts District.