Construction in Howard County can be seen everywhere, and Harkins is not only part of it, but they are right in the middle of it. They began building in Columbia in 1966, and relocated their corporate headquarters to downtown Columbia in 2016. Fifty-two years after their first job, Harkins is still fully entrenched in bringing Howard County construction projects to life. As robust residential, commercial, and government building activity can currently be seen in downtown Columbia and up and down the Route 1 Corridor, Harkins is the construction manager of five projects totaling over $100M.
Along the Route 1 and 100 corridors in Elkridge, Harkins is building over 600 apartment units with 1,250 parking spaces in two communities. Verde II at Howard Square is the final phase of the Howard Square development for Atapco Properties. The two-building mixed use project will contain 344 apartment units, surrounded with a five-story precast parking garage offering 750 parking spaces and 30,000 sf of retail. Dartmoor Place at Oxford Square, for Preston Scheffenacker Properties, is a new five-story building that will contain 258 market rate units and will be adjacent to a five-story precast parking garage offering 500 parking spaces.
Harkins has also been tapped to help local government agencies with a multitude of projects. Mendenhall Court, which will serve as office space for the Howard County Public Works and Police Department, is undergoing two phases of interior renovations. The first phase included mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler upgrades. The second phase includes the construction of an interior arms and evidence vault. Additionally, the Patuxent Woods office building, which will serve as office space for the Department of Community Resources and Services, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Human Rights, and the Howard County Fish program, is undergoing a full-service restoration. The two-building project will be gutted in its entirety and Harkins will be completing the demolition and fit-out areas into offices, conference rooms, storage areas, a fish tank room, and a physical fitness room.
Along with these projects, Harkins has also completed 13 projects in the county since 2017. They have been involved with many tenant fit-out spaces in the new One Merriweather building and renovating building lobbies around Columbia for The Howard Hughes Corporation, building the new Leola Dorsey Day Resource Center to assist with Howard County’s homelessness for Volunteers of America Chesapeake and the Howard County Housing Commission, and providing pro bono assistance to rebuild the Millworks Business Resource Center for the Howard County Economic Development Authority after the flash flood ravaged Historic Ellicott City.
Howard County continues to grow and create new development opportunities. Harkins remains keenly aware of the opportunities to help the county bring their vision to life.
