Comments on: Baltimore’s Biggest Tease – McHenry Row

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:33 +0000

Rumor has it they’ve found another financier. Although supposedly the project has been delayed a year from its 2010 opening.

By: Crawford

Crawford — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:32 +0000

I’ve noticed some recent construction going on at McHenry Row. Anyone know what is happening there? Did they get some funding to continue?

By: chrism

chrism — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:33:37 +0000

I’m fine with the suburbs moving in. Locust Point’s restaurants aren’t very strong. Other than the Wine Market, there’s not much worth eating. LP Steamers is an overrated tourist trap. Aloha Tokoyo – was a joke. Nasu Blanca – also a joke. Luca’s – while nicely rehabbed, and a nice staff, the food isn’t very strong and is a bit overpriced. Hull Street is overrated – although there brunch is good. Harvest Table used to be good, but not anymore. Harbaque isn’t bad, but how often can you eat that? So yes – I’m all for something like Green Turtle moving in. Or anything that has a large, good menu of American and/or traditional bar food. Fed Hill has Mothers and many other similar places. Canton has many ,and Fells has a couple. But Locust Point is lacking in this area. I would love to see a Mexican place move in. Chain or small business, either way works.

By: jerry

jerry — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:03:46 +0000

I understand your excitement about a good grocery store; but with the other tenants, why are you excited about having the suburbs move into the city? Who wants a bunch of national boring chains to steal the business of the local Locust Point bar/restaurants? Silo Point seems to have the right mix of local/interesting tenants, but the list for McHenry Row reads like a strip mall on Ritchie Highway. If I want to live in Glen Burnie I’ll move there, I don’t need it to move to me…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:49:40 +0000

Sapperstein must have been really gutsy to sign that lease with Harris Teeter. That was only a year ago. We’ll see if he can wiggle his way out of that one.

At that time, it was reported that the grocery store wasn’t to be completed until late 2010. Perhaps he’s biding his time.

By: williamst

williamst — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:30:28 +0000

Sapperstein is an idiot. He had commitments for commercial and office tenants and he instead started work on the overpriced apartment/condos part of the development in a failing real estate market.

If he had built the commercial stuff first, he would have had the cash flow from rents to build the office building — which would’ve then given him even more cash flow from the office rents once it was complete.

My prediction is the development will either languish for years or the land will be sold off and what’s there now will be demolished. You will never see a supermarket on that site.