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Baltimore City Planning Commission approves Hekemian & Co.'s Rotunda redevelopment design, the last major obstacle for the $100 million mixed-use project.

In a vote that fell short of unqualified support, the Baltimore City Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel gave its mixed blessing to Rotunda redevelopment plans Thursday, saying some of the design is boring and a missed opportunity.

A consultant to the Rotunda re-developer, Hekemian & Co. says that the announcement of supermarket and other tenants, including restaurants, is imminent. Consultant Al Barry also says permits will be applied for by the end of the year.

Anthony Instrument Repair held its most recent jam session on July 18 and drew at least 10 people to its small shop in Mellor Avenue in Catonsville.

Baltimore City's urban design panel questions why Rotunda redevelopment is planned without an interior mall

City architectural review panel objects to 'inside-out' redesign of North Baltimore's landmark Rotunda shopping center.

Rotunda mall redevelopers to present plans to the Baltimore's Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel, aka UDARP, on Thursday, July 19.

Citizens advisory task force holds second meeting with redevelopers of the Rotunda previewing what the scaled-back project would look like. The $100 million redevelopment at the Roland Park shopping center by Hekemian & Co. includes a boutique-style grocer, retail and 300 apartments.

Green Spring Tower Square shopping center in Hampden is repositioning itself to attract national tenants, now that it has Giant has an anchor, says Mark Manzo, whose family owns the center. Manzo also says he wants to be a partner in redevelopment of the Rotunda and the building of 25th Street Station. And he hopes to get the on-again, off-again Skyview condo development off the ground, on land that overlooks the center, and that that project is closely linked with the repositioning of the

Rotunda redeveloper gives update to Roland Park Civic League on project. Not much new since the original presentation to the task force in April, but it's clear they want to design the scaled-back project with a new grocer on board.

Rotunda mall redevelopers to tell the Roland Park Civic League what they're up to, at its next meeting April 5.

Meet Nick Hyson, manager of the new Giant store in Hampden. He came over from the Rotunda, knows many of his customers by name, and is a tireless, youthful, engaging, rise-through-the-ranks kind of guy, who says he has not had a day off in three weeks — "by choice."

Longtime Rotunda Giant closes March 29 at 6 p.m., and new Giant opens in Green Spring Tower Shopping Center at the same time.

Hampden: Converted former SuperFresh and Fresh and Green's store in Greenspring Tower Shopping Center in Hampden will reopen March 29 as the new Giant for the area. The Giant in the Rotunda will close the same day.

The long-awaited reconvening of the Rotunda mall advisory task force will be Tuesday night. Reps from owner Hekemian & Co. will be there to discuss redevelopment plan and take questions.

Members of the soon-to-reconvene Rotunda mall task force speak out about questions they want answered and what they would like to see there.

After several years of stalemate, Giant Food and Hekemian & Co., owner of the Rotunda mall, struck a deal that lets Giant out of its long-term lease and lets Hekemian rent to a smaller "boutique" grocer, such as a Trader Joe's. That should facilitate redevelopment of the mall, said Giant and Hekemian officials.

Roland Park: Rotunda mall waiting for redevelopment, as Giant announces departure; mall owner Hekemian & Co. pushing to bring in "boutique" grocer.

Giant closing its store at Rotunda, reopening at site of Fresh & Green's down the street in Hampden. Giant also taking over Fresh & Green's in Parkville.

Giant closing its store at Rotunda, reopening at site of Fresh & Green's down the street in Hampden. Giant also taking over Fresh & Green's in Parkville.

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