REAL ESTATE

The National Park Service is studying whether the West Baltimore elementary school attended by late Supreme Court Justice and civil rights legend Thurgood Marshall could qualify for designation as a new National Park unit.

The owner of The Village of Cross Keys plans to start building an upscale, 350-unit apartment building at the North Baltimore retail and office complex through a joint venture announced Thursday.

After years of stalled plans to move its global headquarters to Port Covington, Baltimore-based Under Armour is moving forward with a scaled-down version of the bold vision presented five years ago.

In addition to buying a mansion last year, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's interests in a handful of business entities were shuffled, according to his latest financial disclosure filing.

The move will create a budget hole for the city, which has already seen revenues sapped by the pandemic and incurred millions of dollars in new expenses.

The apartment company of Jared Kushner violated Maryland’s consumer protection laws numerous times at Baltimore-area properties by collecting debts without the required licenses, charging tenants improper fees, and misrepresenting the condition of rental units, a judge has ruled.

The Hogans closed in January on a 5,600-square foot home on 5.9 acres, according to state property records.

The interior will be designed to the owner’s specifications, but the model includes a gas fireplace surrounded by shiplap, gleaming hardwood floors on the main level, a gourmet kitchen with an island and double wall oven, and intriguingly-shaped coffered ceilings on both upper and lower levels.

Both Lyric administrators and a family spokeswoman say this ends the dispute and they will move on.

Two community associations and a proactive core of homeowners are bent on maintaining their quality of life.

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, the Baltimore-area housing market continues to thrive. The trends reflect the public health crisis’ continued hold on the economy, fueling demand for property and opening the consumer floodgates with record-low mortgage interest rates.

I spotted these when hiking in a state park. Can I grow them in my backyard?