Construction is set to begin this week on the next major project at the East Baltimore Development Inc. renewal area, a $60 million, 20-story housing tower for Johns Hopkins graduate students in the 900 block of N. Wolfe St.
The tower's developer is Allen & O'Hara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Education Realty Trust, a publicly traded company based in Tennessee. The tower was designed by Marks, Thomas Architects of Baltimore to house 572 students in 321 units. The developer will also provide financing for the project.
The tower will be several blocks north of Hopkins' East Baltimore medical campus, within the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins. Clark Construction is the contractor.
The project is expected to be completed by mid-2012. Plans call for an eight-story second phase that will contain a fitness center, usable green roof, parking and other amenities.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the 20-story tower is being planned for August.
An earlier version of this article misstated the project's total cost and incorrectly identified the developer. The Baltimore Sun regrets the error.
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