Title: A Development by the Forest City New East Baltimore Partnership
1The New East Baltimore Community Where Science
Meets Life in the City
A Development by the Forest City - New East
Baltimore Partnership May 26, 2005
2The Forest City - New East Baltimore Partnership
- A joint venture between Forest City
Enterprises and Baltimore Biotech Ventures
(BBV) - Forest City BBV selected by East Baltimore
Development, Inc. non-profit leading the
redevelopment of East Baltimore
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3Baltimore Biotech Ventures
- Baltimore Biotech Ventures A partnership made
up of prominent, minority owned firms that have
joined together for the purpose of
contributing to the redevelopment of East
Baltimore. These firms have been involved
in significant real estate development
projects in Baltimore for decades - Doracon/Lambda Development, LLC
- Legacy Harrison Enterprises, LLC
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- Banks Contracting Co., Inc.
- The Wilkinson Group, LLC
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4Forest City Enterprises
- 7.2 billion, NYSE traded, 80-year old
National Development Company - Improving life in Americas cities by
creating space in which to live, work and
to nurture the best of urban culture - Multi-product expertise
- Office, research development, residential,
retail hotel -
- Specialist in mixed-use developments at
complex urban sites
FCEs Cleveland headquarters
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5University Park at MIT Cambridge, MA
- 2.3 million sf, 560 million investment
- 1.5 million sf of lab/office space
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- 674 residences
- 210-room hotel conference center
- 75,000 sf restaurants, retail childcare
- 2,600 parking spaces
- Three acre urban park system
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6University Park at MIT Pre-existing Conditions
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7University Park Life Science Facilities
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8University Park Residential674 units, 22
affordable
- 91 Sidney, 135 units
- 100 Landsdowne, 203 units
- The Lofts at 23 Sidney, 51 units
- Kennedy Biscuit Lofts, 142 units
- Auburn Court, 143 units
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9National Adaptive Re-Use ExpertiseKennedy
Biscuit Lofts
- Converted former factory into 142 residential
units child care center - Successful mixed-income development
- 20 moderate, 25 low- income, 55 market
- Secured National Register of Historic Places
designation - Utilized sale of low-income historic tax
credits to support economic viability - Financed through MHFA
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10Auburn Court
- 143 Units
- 64 Low income
- 22 Moderate income
- 57 Market rate
- Commitment to working with local community
development corporation Homeowners Rehab - Focus on townhouse family living
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11The Parks _at_University Park
- More than three acres of landscaped parks,
gardens and walkways - Knits the campus together with the neighborhood
- Encourages pedestrian activity both day and
night - Special events series held throughout warmer
months - Massachusetts Horticultural Society Urban
Landscape Award
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12University Park at MIT Winner 2004 ULI Award
for Excellence
Recognizing development projects world wide that
exemplify superior design, relevance to
contemporary issues needs and resourceful use
of land while improving the quality of the built
environment
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13Forest City Science Technology Group
- Objective
- To identify cities/sites with key drivers and
develop technology campuses that enable or
enhance the clustering of scientific research
activities - Strategy
- Collaborative partnerships with academic,
medical and scientific research institutions
the communities that support them - Emphasize quality of life in an urban
environment as a critical success factor
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14Forest City Science Technology Group
- Master planning, permitting and
public/private expertise with cities and
community groups - Design, develop and manage state-of-the-art
research facilities - Provide TI funding and a variety of financial
structures - Value-added services to University, Corporate
Institutional users - Ability to provide discipline/ objectivity to
lab programming design
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15The New East Baltimore Community
- Vision To create a new image and re-establish a
sense of community through the development of a
vibrant mixed- use campus adjacent to the
Hopkins Medical Campus - Forest City New East Baltimore Partnership
developing the first 31 acres - 1.1 million square feet of life sciences/office
space - 850 residential units
- 40,000 - 80,000 square feet retail
- 3-acres of parks and open space
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16The New East Baltimore Community
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17The New East Baltimore Community Residential Mix
- 850 units to be constructed
- 3-4 BR rowhouses, flats mid- to high-rise
housing types - Affordable, moderate, market rate for-sale and
rental options - Opportunities for families, professionals,
seniors and graduate students - Balance the need to be transformative with a
commitment to opportunities for long-time
neighborhood stakeholders
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18The New East Baltimore Community Phase I
Residential
- 460 units
- 1/3 low income
- 2/3 moderate market rate
- Construction commencing spring 2006
- Full completion late 2007
- Three local developers handling different
components
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19The New East Baltimore Community 855 Wolfe
Street
- First of five life sciences buildings planned
for Area A - Construction slated to begin in August 2005 with
completion in July 2007 - 295,000 square feet
- Eight stories
Looking southeast from the new common
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20The New East Baltimore Community 855 Wolfe
Street
- Programmed for biology chemistry labs and
related support facilities - Anchored by the Institute of Basic Biomedical
Sciences of Hopkins School of Medicine - Connected to other university research
facilities via skybridge across East Madison
Street
Looking southwest from Ashland Street
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Looking West from Madison Street
21The New East Baltimore Community 855 Wolfe
Street First Floor Plan
Mechanical/Lab Support
Retail
Retail
Retail
Lobby
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22The New East Baltimore Community 855 Wolfe
Street Second Floor Plan
Mechanical/Lab Support
Lab
Retail
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23The New East Baltimore Community Open Space
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24The New East Baltimore Community Open Space
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Three Acres of Open Space
25The New East Baltimore Community Where Science
Meets Life in the City