The development team working to revitalize the area around Penn Station in Baltimore is aiming to start construction late this spring on the first phase of the project, improvements to the 1911 train station itself.
Tim Pula of Beatty Development Group said in an online presentation yesterday that he anticipates work will begin with a series of exterior upgrades to the historic “headhouse” at 1500 North Charles Street. Work will include cleaning and repointing masonry, putting on a new roof, replacing or repairing windows and installing exterior lighting so the station stands out more at night.
The work is part of a $90 million commitment from Amtrak to upgrade Baltimore’s train station, the eighth busiest in the country. The exterior work will be followed in late 2021 by improvements to the station interior, including mechanical upgrades and tenant improvements, to get it ready to have more retail space on the first level and offices on three floors above, for a total investment by Amtrak of $50 million.
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