Graffiti, boarded up, and broken windows – all features of these rundown, long-vacant buildings on the corner of Fayette and Liberty streets.
“You often see abandoned buildings and think, why can’t we just fix this overnight? It takes a lot of resources,” Kevin Lindamood, CEO for Health Care for the Homeless, told WMAR-2 News.
It took a lot of resources and time to get to this point , and it’ll take even more before the transformation is complete, but the ball is now officially rolling, with approval to move forward from the Baltimore City Board of Estimates. The Baltimore Development Corporation, Health Care for the Homeless, and the Episcopal Housing Corporation teamed up to redevelop six buildings at this intersection. The $26 million project will combine 111 Park Avenue and five adjacent properties (102-106 N Liberty St, 142-144 W Fayette St).
“That will help not only liven that corridor, but help eliminate some of the social ills that are created because of a lot of vacant properties in an urban area,” Kim Clark, executive vice president of the Baltimore Development Corporation said…