With Belle Hardware gone, what will become of the shopping center?
Belle Hardware, Bolton Hill’s only hardware store, has closed for good. Next question: what does the future hold for the half-empty strip mall where the store was located?
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North Avenue townhouse construction about ready to begin, finally
In September 2016 developers David Bramble and Mark Renbaum announced that they would be kicking off a major building project on the Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill North Avenue corridor: a mix of townhouses, apartments and retail shopping that would become the gateway to West Baltimore.
Will Belle Hardware close after nearly 45 years in Bolton Hill?
The family-run hardware store on McMechen Street survived the economic collapse of 2008, the Freddy Gray uprising and two years of COVID shutdowns and supply shortages, but Micky Fried, who runs the place, has posted going-out-of-business signs and said the store would close sometime in June.
Bolton Hill Notes
The next BHCA board meeting, which is open to everyone, will take place in-person at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at Memorial Episcopal Church, 1407 Bolton Street, unless announced otherwise.
Changes coming soon to Contee-Parago Park; resources still needed
This spring will see a completely revitalized Contee-Parago Park, located on the southern end of Bolton Hill at the end of Bolton Street, with new seating, new signage and over 1000 native plants.
Construction coming to a close at Unity Hall
Unity Hall is almost ready for occupancy. The newly renovated former union headquarters at 1505 Eutaw Place will complete construction by April 6, according to developers.
Nick Mosby’s Dollar-house proposal is likely dead
Baltimore’s City Council has seemingly buried the council president’s proposal to re-create a “Dollar-house” program.
Remember these construction projects that were shovel-ready last year?
Madison Park North is still on track, but the track has met obstacles along the way, said David Bramble, its lead developer.
Bolton Hill Notes
After 40 years of living and activism in Bolton Hill, John Kyle and his husband Peter Satten are moving out of their Park Avenue townhouse and down-sizing to a smaller residence in north Roland Park.
