Bill Cole, President and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation (center) with Matt Laraway, Chesapeake Real Estate Group (left) and Jared Ross, Cushman & Wakefield, addressed more than fifty commercial real estate brokers attending a recent event held at the Port 95 Industrial Park in Baltimore City. The luncheon was held within a 498,000 square foot two-story distribution and warehouse building situated on 5250 Holabird Avenue that is currently available for lease. The Port of Baltimore is located approximately one mile away from the site and an exit for I-95 and I-895 is immediately adjacent. The building is owned by EverWest Real Estate Partners, a Denver-based real estate investment and operating company.

Chesapeake Real Estate Group and EverWest plan to develop a second building, containing approximately 140,400 square feet of space, adjacent to this project, with delivery scheduled for the end of this year. In addition, Chesapeake Real Estate Group, in partnership with USAA Real Estate Company, are developing a 413,000 square foot cross-dock building that will also deliver by the end of 2017.

"Baltimore City is an attractive place to do business, and we are interested in helping in any way we can to develop and grow the market," Bill Cole told the group.

Matt Laraway, Chesapeake Real Estate Group

Mark Bigarel, EverWest Real Estate Partners

Paul Obrecht, Blue & Obrecht Realty; McLane Fisher, Cushman & Wakefield; and Gail Chrzan, Blue & Obrecht Realty

Jim Lighthizer, Chesapeake Real Estate Group; Kate Jordan, Lee & Associates and Toby Mink, CBRE. 

Chad Messer, EverWest Real Estate Partners; Ed Harris, CBRE; Scott Skogmo, Chesapeake Real Estate Group; and Nicole Davis, Baltimore Development Corporation.