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Malls · Maryland

The Brokerage

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingBaltimore, MD

Opened 2001. Redeveloped in 2001.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2001extracted, unreviewed
Walkability19.2 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mYes · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 831,718 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 606 units in 6 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 8 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 54,143 on 83 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 358 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -13% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 8 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 83 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Battle Monument; Hutzler Brothers Palace Building nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 24510040100 hud-oz · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Charles Center, Shot Tower/Market Place openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 95% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -6.1% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +85% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 19.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Power Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It includes a collection of… extraction · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: Power Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …e, Maryland. It includes a collection of restaurants, bars, retail, and a ≈1,600 seats music venue. extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowPower Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It includes a collection of restaurants, bars, retail, and a ≈1,600 seats music venue.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2001extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperCordish Companiesextracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “The Brokerage” and “Baltimore” (690 hits, first 100 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)SAUL CENTERS INC (BFS, BFS-PD, BFS-PE)42003-03-26 to 2005-03-1610-K 3, 10-K/A 1
Public owner (weak)APPLE HOSPITALITY TWO INC32004-05-06 to 2004-11-0410-Q 3
Public owner (weak)Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc22015-08-14 to 2015-11-1610-Q 2
Public owner (weak)Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc.22015-08-14 to 2015-11-1610-Q 2
Public owner (weak)KIMCO REALTY CORP (KIM, KIM-PL, KIM-PM, KIM-PN)12002-05-29 to 2002-05-298-K 1
Public owner (weak)BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND VII LP12001-06-29 to 2001-06-2910-K 1
Public owner (weak)HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST (SVC)12015-06-08 to 2015-06-088-K 1
Public owner (weak)SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST (DHC, DHCNI, DHCNL)12015-06-08 to 2015-06-088-K 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mCharles Center, Shot Tower/Market Place (rail); 31 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km1, 3, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m79: ACCELEVIR DIAGNOSTICS, LLC; ALEX BROWN BUILDING; ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO; AUXERGEN, INC.; B G E - FRONT STREET WAREHOUSEEPA FRS
Census tract 245100401006,359 people, 13,845 per sq mi; median household income $70,297; median gross rent $1,784; 95% renters; 8.7% vacant units; 6.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 19.2 of 20; 296 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 48 m; land-use mix 0.66; 150,083 jobs within 45 min by car, 831,718 by transit; 26% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 8 grocers, 8 schools, 39 parks or playgrounds, 11 health, 12 civic, 122 food and drink; 358 cycleway segments, 497 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 24510040100 (rural)HUD
National Register places within 500 m15: Battle Monument; Hutzler Brothers Palace Building; Paca Street Firehouse; House at 9 North Front StreetNPS
Housing permits, Baltimore (Independent City) (MD), 20241,104 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 165 single-family; 2023: 1,749 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.45; socioeconomic 0.47; housing and transport 0.80; 23% below 150% of poverty; 26% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby8 within 10 km, 22 within 25 km: The Fishmarket (0.1 km); Village of Cross Keys (0.3 km); The Gallery at Harborplace (0.6 km); Old Town Mall (0.8 km); Brown's Arcade (0.8 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 7,931 m², 13.158178329467773 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views53,779 since 2015; 4,875 in the last 12 months (+48% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-07 with 734Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +85% (3,435 → 6,359); median income +45% ($48,420 → $70,297); renters 93% → 95%; median home value +16% ($259,700 → $302,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 66.2); expected annual loss $2.9M; high: heat wave; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km6 LIHTC properties, 606 units: Pleasant View Gardens Family (201 units); Flag House Courts Rental I (124 units); Pleasant View Gardens Senior (110 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,598 establishments (-13%); 23,927 jobs (+39%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $181,356 (-4% 1 yr, +6% 5 yr); typical rent $1,764/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)54,143 vehicles a day on 83 (Interstate, 6 lanes); 899 trucks; 35 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Brokerage opened in 2001 as a mixed‑use mall on the former Baltimore Centre Market site but proved unsuccessful; Cordish Companies redeveloped it into the Power Plant Live! entertainment district, opening the project in phases during 2001, 2002, and 2003. Today the site operates as a 550,000‑square‑foot venue with restaurants, bars, retail, and a ~1,600‑seat music venue.

Why. The record does not specify the reasons for the original mall’s failure; it only notes that The Brokerage was a failed mixed‑use development, without citing anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Power Plant Live! under the ownership of Cordish Companies.

For a planner

  • Precedent: adaptive reuse of a former market site into a retail‑entertainment district.
  • Policy tools: not stated in the record; the redevelopment proceeded under a private‑led strategy.
  • Open question: how the district will sustain attendance given the county’s ‑6.1% population decline (2018‑2023).
  • Open question: whether additional phases or re‑tenanting are planned, as the record notes the retrofit is already built.

For a developer

  • Site size: approximately 550,000 sq ft (as described in the after‑notes).
  • Control: wholly owned by Cordish Companies since 2001.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit completed and the property is operating; no further entitlements noted.
  • Constraints: the record does not mention flood risk, transit access, or environmental limitations.
  • Market signals: opp_reasons flag a county population shrink of ‑6.1% (2018‑2023) and that the retrofit is already built, suggesting limited upside.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact parcel boundaries and land‑ownership structure beyond Cordish Companies are not detailed.
  • Reasons for the original mall’s failure (anchor loss, competition, debt) are not stated.
  • Any existing debt, liens, or financial encumbrances on the property are unknown.
  • Environmental constraints (floodplain, wetlands, contamination) are not described in the record.
  • The verified status is ‘draft’, indicating that some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county shrank -6.1% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Opened2001extracted, unreviewed
CountyBaltimore city
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Power Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot (51,000 m2) entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It includes a collection of restaurants, bars, retail, and a ≈1,600 seats music venue. Originally a failed mixed-use development known as The Brokerage, built on the former site of the Baltimore Centre Market, the original complex was redeveloped by the Cordish Companies and opened in phases during 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2001 Opened first phase of Power Plant Live!
  2. 2002 Opened second phase of Power Plant Live!
  3. 2003 Opened third phase of Power Plant Live!

Sources

  • Wikipedia: The Brokerage · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    7 quoted sentences
    opened in phases during 2001, 2002, and 2003.
    Power Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It includes a collection of restaurants, bars, retail, and a ≈1,600 seats music venue.
    Power Plant Live! is a 550,000-square-foot entertainment district in the Inner Harbor section of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It includes a collection of restaurants, bars, retail, and a ≈1,600 seats music venue.
    the original complex was redeveloped by the Cordish Companies and opened in phases during 2001, 2002, and 2003.

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