Speaking to a crowd packed inside the shell of the long-neglected mansion at 3400 Auchentoroloy Terrace on a chilly Monday, Councilman Leon Pinkett asserted that “not all projects are created equal.”

“To some who just don’t know, this may seem like the renovation of just another blighted property,” the 7th District councilman said. “But because of where this property is positioned on this prominent corner, it is the gateway to the Greater Mondawmin Community, even to West Baltimore… This project presents a catalyst for future development in this set of communities.”

Minutes earlier, Dan Midvidy of Meadow Development Group, a company experienced with historic renovations in blighted areas of West Baltimore, had detailed his plans to build 16 new apartments, three of them handicap-accessible, inside the historic property situated on a prime corner facing Druid Hill Park.

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