With litigation over a long-stalled development plan for State Center apparently close to wrapping up, Gov. Larry Hogan this morning announced his administration is kicking off the process of finding a new developer to tackle an overhaul of the aged Midtown government complex.
“After more than 15 years of inaction and failure I am pleased to announce that we are finally able to move forward on the redevelopment of State Center,” Hogan said in a pointed statement this morning. “We have been committed to and pushing for this long-awaited and transformative project since day one, and we will not rest until we bring it home for the people of Baltimore.”
Specifically, Hogan’s Department of General Services will issue an “expression of interest” for developers to, well, express interest in the project. Doing so will let the state “survey the market” for developers, a release says, while they wrap up litigation with the original developer, whose lease the state cancelled in late 2016. The cancellation kicked off a testy and enduring legal battle that, according Hogan’s announcement, is close to reaching a settlement.
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