Honeywell Baltimore Inner
Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland
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The Road to Reuse
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The former Honeywell Baltimore
Works Facility is located in Baltimore's
Inner Harbor along the Patapsco
River. The plant was constructed
in the mid-nineteenth century on
approximately 18 acres of waterfront
property. Until .1985, chromium ore
was processed at the facility for the
production of chromium chemicals.
Environmental investigations
conducted in the early- to mid-1980s
found large quantities of chromium
migrating from the property into the
Harbor on the Patapsco River and into
the groundwater below the Harbor.
A containment remedy was chosen
with public review and comment,
and extensive coordination among
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the State of Maryland,
and Allied-Signal Inc. (now known
as Honeywell). The remedy includes
Approximate total acres
and current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse:
18
Current Use: Residences,
offices and specialized retail,
parks, and parking
an impermeable cap, barrier wall, and
a hydraulic gradient control system,
as well as long-term environmental
monitoring. Dismantlement of the
plant, preparation of the property,
construction of the remedy, and
construction of a water transfer station
above the cap took over 10 years and
$100 million to complete. In 1993,
the Baltimore City Council approved
entitlements to allow for mixed use
of the property including office space,
retail outlets, residential units, parking,
and a great public space adjacent to the
water on the western side. To facilitate
redevelopment EPA negotiated a
Prospective Lessee Agreement to limit
environmental liability.
Construction for Phase I of the
redevelopment project, known as
Harbor Point, is currently underway.
The developers, Harbor Point
Development, LLC and Harbor


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Point Development Holdings, LLC ,
envision two residential buildings, an
office building and a parking garage
for Phase I. The office building,
the first to be constructed, will be
available for use in the spring of
2010. Total build-out of this mixed-
use redevelopment project, including
office and residential buildings,
specialized retail, approximately
11 acres of parks and open space,
off-street parking and a waterfront
promenade, is projected to occur over
the next 10 years with a total project
cost of approximately $830 million.
The completed project will create an
estimated 5,300 full/part time jobs.
As a temporary use, the touring circus
of Cirque du Soleil used part of the
site for performances in the spring of
2003 and 2005. Other interim uses
have included community events and
an ice-skating rink.
For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Russell Fish,
(215) 814-3226, fish.russell@epa.gov

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