The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore's BOOST program, working with MCB Real Estate, will place seven Black-owned businesses in the Harborplace pavilions as part of the historic waterfront's revitalization.
Harborplace is not a side street. It is the postcard center of Baltimore, and MCB, itself a Black-led development firm, controls its redevelopment. Writing seven Black-owned businesses into the plan from the start means the city's majority-Black population is part of the waterfront's next chapter as owners and operators, not just customers.
Redevelopment deals usually decide who a downtown is for. This one is answering out loud.
“Revitalization usually happens to a neighborhood. This time the neighborhood is on the lease.”
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