Honeywell Baltimore Inner
Harbor
Baltimore, Mary! and
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 HowTT^eJJ). 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.

Phase I of the redevelopment project,
was completed in 2010 with the Thames
Street Wharf office building. The
building is home to Morgan Stanley,
and John Hopkins Medicine Int'l.
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Phase II, set to begin constmction in the
Fall of 2013 will include the new regional
headquarters for Exelon Corp. along with
residential and retail space. Total build-
out of this mixed-use redevelopment
project will include office, residential,
retail and hotel space, 9.5 acres of parks
& open space, off-street parking and a
waterfront promenade. The project is
expected to be built out in 10 years with a
total cost of $1 billion. The completed
project will create 7100 construction jobs
and 6,600 permanent jobs.
As a temporary use. Cirque du Soleil
used part of the site for performances
in the spring of 2003 and 2005.
Other interim uses included a concert
venue, an ice-skating rink and local
community events.
For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Russell Fish,
(215) 814-3226, fish.russell@epa.gov

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