WeWork Nixes Lease for Massive Baltimore Coworking Space

WeWork won’t be coming to Baltimore, after all.

The coworking company’s lease for the top two floors of an under-construction building at Harbor Point was terminated after it “mutually” agreed with Armada Hoffler Properties, the Virginia Beach-based real estate company that oversees the Wills Wharf development, about the move, the firms said on Tuesday. It ends plans for what would have been the first Baltimore coworking space from the well-known and once highly valued company that became synonymous with tech expansion before hitting turmoil that has led it to pull back in many areas.

“We are pleased to have reached a mutually beneficial outcome with WeWork regarding the top two office floors of Wills Wharf,” said Louis Haddad, president and CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties.

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