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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Rehabbing Homes Logical Step for Seawall

The community conscious developer was selected this week to begin the rehab of nine properties in Remington.

Donald Manekin, of Seawall Development Corporation, explained plans to rehab vacant homes in the 2800 block of Remington Avenue are a logical next step for the company. Baltimore Housing selected Seawall this week to redevelop nine city properties in that block.  Manekin said it makes sense for the company, which he formed with his son Thibault, to begin providing affordable housing for young professionals such as teachers, police officers and municipal employees. Seawall started several years ago redeveloping buildings to “roll out the red carpet” for new teachers to Baltimore City. So far the company has redeveloped Miller’s Court in Remington and Union Mill in Hampden with apartments for teachers and office space for nonprofits. But …

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Baltimore City Wants Remington Homes Rehabilitated

The city has posted a request for proposal seeking a developer to rehabilitate nine homes in the 2800 block of Remington Avenue.

The Baltimore City Department of Housing hopes to find a developer to rehabilitate nine properties in the 2800 block of Remington Avenue, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. A request for proposal seeking interested developers has been posted and a pre-submission conference has been scheduled for Jan. 18, and the deadline to respond with a proposal is noon on Feb. 17, according to the Department of Housing’s website. Judith Kunst, president of the Greater Remington Improvement Association, said the community and the city have been discussed rehabbing properties. She said the community would prefer the houses become owner-occupied following the rehabilitation. Kunst said residents that own homes nearby have maintained the yards and…

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Sean Tully

7:06 pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The way I read the proposal, there is no public housing requirement, unless the proposal includes request for public benefits. "Respondents who propose receiving certain public benefits including a discounted purchase price will be required to comply with the City’s Inclusionary Housing Law. Information regarding these requirements can be found at: www.cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/…   more ›

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