White Marsh Town Center

White Marsh Town Center a 2,000-acre planned community of residential, office, industrial, and retail properties developed by Nottingham Properties [ [http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/economicdev/gateway/bizcommunities/whitemarsh.html White Marsh Business Community at Baltimore County MD.gov] ] , now owned by Corporate Office Properties Trust [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2007/07/30/daily20.html Baltimore Business Journal] ] . It is located in White Marsh, northeast Baltimore County, Maryland.

History

Plans for White Marsh Town Center were proposed in 1965. Construction of the adjacent Interstate 95 in 1969 justified the proposal and plans for rezoning [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/visitor/bal-artslife-guide-whitemarsh,0,4100635.story?coll=bal-visitor-storyutil White Marsh at Baltimore Sun.com] ] . The first project, White Marsh Mall, developed by the Rouse Company, opened in 1981.

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The Avenue at White Marsh

The Avenue at White Marsh is a 300,000 [ [http://www.nottinghamproperties.com/NottinghamProperties/Content/theavenue.html Nottingham Properties, Inc.] ] square foot open air mall located in White Marsh, Maryland south of White Marsh Mall.

The Avenue was developed as a town-center in a suburb without a center. Its design is drastically different from previous suburban malls and part of a wave of similar destination retail sites across the country. [The Sun. Baltimore, Md.: Mar 10, 2007. pg. 11.C] Construction on the Avenue started in 1996 and was completed in 1998 with stores opening to the public as they were ready. [ [http://www.casestudies.uli.org/Profile.aspx?j=7704&p=1&c=3 Urban Land Institute] ] Federal Realty Investment Trust purchased The Avenue in early 2007.

The concept for the Avenue at White Marsh was modeled in part after the Reston Town Center, which also blends office, residential, entertainment and retail components [The Sun. Baltimore, Md.: Dec 9, 1994.] . The Avenue stores are situated on both sides, at the beginning, and at the end of a quarter-mile main street [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/visitor/bal-artslife-guide-whitemarsh,0,4100635.story?coll=bal-visitor-storyutil White Marsh at the Baltimore Sun.com] ] . The layout was planned to feel old-fashioned from the stone plaza to the architecture. The Avenue was criticized early on as a "street without a town [The Sun. Baltimore, Md.: Nov 16, 1997] ."

A plaza is located at the center of the main street where regular entertainment can take place. Each year in November the Avenue at White Marsh along with White Marsh Mall sponsors a holiday parade that goes through the main street then over to the mall.

The Avenue supplements White Marsh Mall with retail, food, and service options [ [http://www.theavenueatwhitemarsh.com/webpage.php?sectionid=29 The Avenue at White Marsh] ] . Some of its businesses include: A.C. Moore, Barnes & Noble, Pier 1 Imports, Staples, AnnTaylor Loft, Chico's, New Balance, Don Pablo's Mexican Kitchen,Starbucks, Ridemakerz, AMC Theatres, Hallmark Creations, and Verizon Wireless

Nottingham Square

Nottingham Square is a collection of large retail stores and restaurant franchises. This property is located on Campbell Boulevard between Interstate 95 and Maryland Route 7 [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.369391,-76.451755&spn=0.012143,0.019956&t=k Google Maps] ] . Patrons can access to Nottingham Square from two signalized intersections and two unsignalized intersections from Campbell Boulevard.

Retail stores are located in front of a large parking area with perimeter access roads. Behind the parking lots are several restaurants and other services.

Some of the businesses include Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Party City, Dick's Sporting Goods, Target Greatland, Value City, Lowe's, Panera Bread, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald's.

Other Properties

*Franklin Ridge
*Corporate Place
*White Marsh Business Center
*White Marsh Hi-Tech Center
*Tyler Ridge
*McLean Ridge
*Nottingham Ridge
*Campbell Corporate Center I
*White Marsh Professional Center
*White Marsh Health Center
*Byron Station
*White Marsh Plaza
*CastleCreek
*Eaton Square
*Devonshire at White Marsh
*Cambridge Court
*Maple Ridge
*Silver Lake
*White Marsh Commerce Center

ee also

*White Marsh Mall

External links

* [http://www.theavenueatwhitemarsh.com/ The Avenue at White Marsh]

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