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With the 2026 General Assembly in its final week, lawmakers are considering migratory bird protections that could impact land development, construction, and existing buildings. Committee amendments to an endangered species bill would significantly expand Maryland’s regulation of migratory birds by adding a prohibition on the “incidental take” of birds protected…

Commercial real estate development companies and investors are reacting to softening conditions in the Northern Baltimore County commercial office sector in different ways. Representatives from Blue & Obrecht Realty, Greenberg Gibbons, MLR Partners, and St. John Properties explained their respective approaches and pivots – including downzoning, project retrofits and staying…

A project underway in Baltimore City is demonstrating that while providing office space to government clients may not be the hottest CRE market, it’s still generating some big opportunities for developers, brokers and builders. Crews are currently transforming the former Social Security Administration building in the Metro…

After years of feeling the impacts of high interest rates and construction costs, a pullback in industrial activity and a deflated office market, commercial real estate in northern Maryland is seeing a promising mix of new construction, redevelopments, site tours, tenant deals, and hopeful economic signs. In Cecil, Harford and…

The Gate, St. John Properties’ development at Aberdeen Proving Ground, has seen strong demand from government contractors who want to locate near their clients. Photo courtesy of St. John Properties Inc. A year that included DOGE cuts, shifting funding levels, a federal back-to-office order and delayed contracting during…

Larry Maykrantz joined Maryland Industrial Enterprises (the predecessor of St. John Properties, Inc.) in 1982 as Controller, and in 2011 assumed the role of President and CEO of the company which has grown to 16 offices in 13 states and has real estate assets valued at more than $5.5 billion.

Legislation before the General Assembly aims to remove barriers and improve the financials of transit oriented developments, like Owings Mills Metro Centre. Photo courtesy of David S. Brown Enterprises. Maryland is on the cusp of enacting legislation that would accelerate mixed-use, transit‑oriented development (TOD) by eliminating regulatory bottlenecks…

An honest, genuine, and often thought-provoking discussion among four women retail real estate professionals doled out career advice, shouted out the names of life-changing mentors, and discussed the challenges of being pulled at from different angles and priorities. Left to right: Moderator Emily Whalen, Rappaport; Vicki Davis, Urban…

From job sites to executive offices, women are claiming a growing share of leadership roles across the construction industry. In the last decade, the percentage of construction sector jobs held by women has grown from 9.6 percent to 16 percent. Left to right: Moderator Brett Foelber, St John…

The idea of converting a largely vacant retail strip into a modern logistics center seemed fraught with potential pitfalls and unforeseen expenses. But just over a year ago, ARCO Design/Build successfully completed the transformation of the Diamond Point Shopping Center in Dundalk to the Diamond Logistics Center – a…