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As Harborplace sits, is Baltimore's downtown renewal losing steam?

Harborplace renderings show massive residential units envisioned by the developer. (MCB Real Estate)
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A Harborplace rendering shows massive new residential units envisioned by the developer for Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

Midday guest host Jayne Miller takes a look now at some worrying signs that the city's efforts to revitalize and renovate downtown Baltimore appear to be facing stiff challenges.

Melody Simmons, Reporter for The Baltimore Business Journal
photo courtesy BBJ
Melody Simmons covers development for the Baltimore Business Journal.

Rising office vacancies. The Sheraton hotel on Conway street recently closed. And long after plans for a completely reimagined Harborplace were unveiled, the vaunted development project has yet to break ground. What's going on?

Someone who’s been covering downtown development thoroughly is Melody Simmons, a reporter at the Baltimore Business Journal. She joins Jayne Miller in Studio A.

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Guest host Jayne Miller is an independent local journalist who retired in 2022 after 40 years as an investigative reporter for WBAL-TV 11 in Baltimore. She has frequently joined Midday host Tom Hall as a guest to share her valuable insights on city and state political developments.
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