Fields of Pikesville building with Advance Auto Parts goes up for sale
I'll share a fact this morning from my daily history calendar. Yesterday marked 252 years since the passage of the Tea Act, the levy that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party and one of many policies that led to the American Revolution.
I'm just glad we don't have any conflicts over taxes and fees on international trade these days. It sounds stressful.
Now let's get to the news.
Pikesville building on busy corner hits the market
A roughly 27,000-square-foot commercial building on a busy stretch of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville is up for sale. The two-story Fields of Pikesville at 1401-1407 Riesterstown Road is listed by Gilbert Trout of Timonium's Trout Daniel & Associates for an undisclosed price. The building last sold in 2024 to an entity of Pikesville-based K&S Capital for $2.25 million, property records show. K&S currently lists the building as its headquarters. An Advance Auto Parts with eight years remaining on its lease occupies the ground floor of Fields of Pikesville, along with another office tenant, the listing states. The second floor totals over 8,800 square feet and is currently occupied but can be vacated for a new owner's business. Among other perks, the building was remodeled in 2023 with safety and elevator upgrades, and 35,000 cars travel Reisterstown Road each day.
The owners of a Mediterranean-style villa on Gibson Island are putting their waterfront property up for auction next month in hopes that new owners will get more use out of the fully renovated, flowery estate. After 20 years and major renovations, Dr. Mark Rogers and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Rogers, will offer it up via an online auction in May. I have the details (and photos) this morning.
Site of historic sit-in to get commemorative plaque
The Baltimore National Heritage Area will unveil a plaque this week at a historic location for the Civil Rights movement. The BNHA will put up the marker Tuesday at the old Read's Drug Store on the west side of downtown at 301 E. Lexington St. near the intersection with Howard Street, where the store once stood. The drug store was the site of a 1955 sit-in against segregation by Morgan State University students and members of the Congress of Racial Equality, which would become a key organization in the Civil Rights movement. The sit-in took place five years prior to the famous Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins, making this year the 70th anniversary of Baltimore's historic protest.
Goucher College broke ground Thursday on the $50 million Judy C. Lewent '70 Science Center, which will be built as an addition to the 70-year-old Hoffberger Science Building. Our Matt Hooke was at the groundbreaking of the 44,000-square-foot center and explains the plans for the new facility.
Ravens draft kicker amid Justin Tucker investigation
The Baltimore Ravens have drafted a kicker for the first time in franchise history amid allegations of inappropriate behavior toward massage therapists against the team's longtime kicker Justin Tucker. While Tucker's future remains unclear amid the NFL's investigation, the Ravens drafted placekicker Tyler Loop from the University of Arizona. Loop made 78.3% of his field goals last season for the Wildcats, with a long of 62 yards. The team is waiting for the league to finish its investigation into the allegations of more than a dozen massage therapists before making a decision on Tucker's future, officials said in March.
Shore United Bank has hired a new chief financial officer to help the bank cross the important, and costly, $10 billion asset threshold. Charlie Cullum joined Shore United, the third-largest bank headquartered in Maryland, on April 21. The BBJ's Garrett Dvorkin has the background on the new hire.
Ellicott City lot closes for construction
Parking in Ellicott City is about to get more difficult. Lot B on the historic district's Main Street closes today and will remain shut down until 2027, WMAR reports. Howard County, however, is suspending its typical two-hour parking limit on nearby Maryland Avenue throughout the project. The lot is closed for Ellicott City's Safe and Sound plan, a $150 million effort to prevent disastrous flooding like what hit the city in 2016 and 2018.
Rooftop bar to open for season
The Lord Baltimore Hotel's rooftop bar will open for the season later this week. LB Skybar, on the hotel's 19th floor, will make its spring debut on Thursday. The venue is open Thursday through Saturday throughout the warmer months. In addition to the clear views of the city from the rooftop bar, there's the added excitement that you may run into some BBJ staffers if you're there on the right evenings.
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