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James Rouse was a real estate developer, civic activist and philanthropist known for rejuvenating downtown areas in the United States. As president of The Rouse Company, he created innovative "festival marketplaces," including Harborplace in Baltimore, Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Gallery at Market East in downtown Philadelphia, and South Street Seaport in New York. Many say the native of Easton, Md., helped popularize the term "urban renewal." Rouse's legacy also includes Columbia, the planned community between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Columbia has become a model for similar communities nationwide. Rouse began his career in the mortgage banking industry but left it in 1954 to...
James Rouse was a real estate developer, civic activist and philanthropist known for rejuvenating downtown areas in the United States. As president of The Rouse Company, he created innovative "festival marketplaces," including Harborplace in Baltimore, Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Gallery at Market East in downtown Philadelphia, and South Street Seaport in New York. Many say the native of Easton, Md., helped popularize the term "urban renewal." Rouse's legacy also includes Columbia, the planned community between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Columbia has become a model for similar communities nationwide. Rouse began his career in the mortgage banking industry but left it in 1954 to start his own real estate company, focusing initially on the development of several indoor shopping malls, now a staple of American suburbia. After retiring in 1981, Rouse and his wife, Patty, formed the Enterprise Foundation with the goal of creating affordable housing for low-income families. Rouse died April 9, 1996, at the age of 81.
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$4 billion to go toward making houses green
A Columbia-based national affordable-housing financier intends to funnel $4 billion in the next five years toward building and retrofitting homes that aren't just affordable, but also green.
Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit that raises money...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, National Government, Government, Interior Policy, Energy Saving
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Hard times
Special to The Baltimore SunIt's no secret that the character of Ed Easton in "Pink Slips and Parting Gifts" is based on Columbia founder James Rouse. And the white stucco architectural oddity that overlooks a man-made lake is clearly the undisguised former digs of the Rouse Co....Tags: Anna Wintour, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Ellicott City, eBay Inc., Clubs and Associations
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Columbia presentation offers glimpse of future but few details
General Growth Properties' slickly produced presentation to the Howard County Council on Tuesday night showed the potential of the 30-year "smart growth" plan to revive Columbia's downtown but provided precious few details about how the master developer...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Local Authority, Cornell University, Elementary Schools, Bankruptcy
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Panel says Columbia plan could add $300 million a year in taxes
The revival of Columbia's stagnant downtown by a Dallas-based developer is still in its formative stage, but the 30-year "smart growth" plan could generate more than $300 million annually in state and county tax revenue, according to the Howard County...Tags: Bankruptcy, Economic Policy, Local Authority, Finance
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Revitalization sought for Symphony Woods
Courtney Watson recalled how she often went to Symphony Woods on family outings while growing up in Howard County. As a teenager, she went for concerts or to listen in on shows at Merriweather Post Pavilion. But as an adult, she couldn't recall having...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bonds, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Local Authority
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Columbia plan getting nearer
Five years of talks, proposals and hearings on plans for rejuvenating central Columbia are entering their final phase, but the Howard County Council will likely hold public information sessions before legislation is introduced, members said. The two-part...Tags: Software Industry, Bankruptcy, Local Authority, Laws
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Da Vinci decoded
Baltimore Sun reporterPainter. Scientist. Inventor. Designer. Engineer. Visionary. Genius. Has there ever been a man with more labels attached to his name than Leonardo da Vinci? Probably not. In a world where mere mortals struggle to master just one profession, da Vinci...Tags: Photography, Trips and Vacations, Air and Space Accidents, Maryland Science Center, Vehicles
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Waiting for the future
Sitting in his empty barbershop with the television blaring, 65-year-old Anthony Tringali recalled better times at Wilde Lake Village Center, where his shop opened with the birth of the new town in June 1967. "I had five barbers working for me at one...Tags: Kimco Realty, Housing and Urban Planning, Property, Local Elections, Local Authority
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Bernard Manekin
Bernard Manekin, whose commercial real estate firm that he owned and operated with his brother for more than 50 years succeeded in transforming Baltimore's skyline and self-image, died Saturday in his sleep at his home in the St. James condominiums on...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Roland Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Hospitals and Clinics, Death and Dying
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Dr. James Rouse: Fabulous french toast recipe
KDVR DenverFabulous French Toast Dr. James Rouse, N.D. Ingredients: - 2 Lg. eggs - 1/2 t. vanilla extract - 1/2 c. of soy milk or low fat milk - 1/4 t. of cinnamon - 1/4 t. of nutmeg - 4 slices of whole grain bread - 1/3 c. of ground almonds - 1/3 c. of...Tags: French Toast, Breads, Cinnamon, Almonds, Pies and Tarts
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George M. Brady Jr., Rouse Co. director
George Moore Brady Jr., a founding director of the James W. Rouse Co. who later became a national leader in low-income housing, died of pneumonia Monday at his home in Bethesda. He was 87.
Mr. Brady, the son of a prominent attorney and a homemaker, was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Roland Park, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Clubs and Associations, Canterbury
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Key points of downtown Columbia's future are in dispute
General Growth Properties has agreed with all but three county-recommended changes to its 30-year redevelopment plan for Town Center Columbia, but the disagreements are over key points. Still, Columbia General Manager and General Growth Properties Senior...Tags: Local Authority
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