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Comments on: Sale of Pimlico and Harborplace Could be a Good Thing http://www.baltimoregrows.com/2009/03/09/sale-of-pimlico-and-harborplace-could-be-a-good-thing/ Real estate, development, and life in Baltimore Maryland Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tim Reed http://www.baltimoregrows.com/2009/03/09/sale-of-pimlico-and-harborplace-could-be-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Tim Reed Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:16:02 +0000 http://www.baltimoregrows.com/?p=635#comment-1001 Both properties are critical tourist destinations for the City and both have fallen into a sad state of disrepare (Look at the roofs on Harborplace!?). Neither property has been used to anywhere near its full potential. The Gallery, I believe, has a dollar store on the second floor right now. This should be a prime retail destination for the City and especially for tourists, but it definitely is not and they are losing stores on their first floor as well (don't get me started on the vendors in Harborplace). The racetrack is perhaps an even sadder state of affairs. I love horses and the maryland racing tradition, but the venue needs to expand its scope to host are largeer number of non-horse related events if it wishes to prosper (or even exist) in the future. Its hard to imagine that new ownership can be a bad (or worse) thing. Both properties are critical tourist destinations for the City and both have fallen into a sad state of disrepare (Look at the roofs on Harborplace!?). Neither property has been used to anywhere near its full potential.

The Gallery, I believe, has a dollar store on the second floor right now. This should be a prime retail destination for the City and especially for tourists, but it definitely is not and they are losing stores on their first floor as well (don’t get me started on the vendors in Harborplace).

The racetrack is perhaps an even sadder state of affairs. I love horses and the maryland racing tradition, but the venue needs to expand its scope to host are largeer number of non-horse related events if it wishes to prosper (or even exist) in the future.

Its hard to imagine that new ownership can be a bad (or worse) thing.

]]> By: rudy d http://www.baltimoregrows.com/2009/03/09/sale-of-pimlico-and-harborplace-could-be-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 rudy d Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:23:14 +0000 http://www.baltimoregrows.com/?p=635#comment-1000 I think a sale of Harborplace and the Gallery would definitely be a good thing. They're both looking pretty shabby and the number of vacancies are unacceptable given the location, even in the current economy. The food courts are always busy at lunchtime, yet at least half the stands are vacant in both buildings. It would seem to me that the rent is too high for businesses to be profitable. I think a sale of Harborplace and the Gallery would definitely be a good thing. They’re both looking pretty shabby and the number of vacancies are unacceptable given the location, even in the current economy. The food courts are always busy at lunchtime, yet at least half the stands are vacant in both buildings. It would seem to me that the rent is too high for businesses to be profitable.

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