City officials sent off their proposal for Amazon HQ2 on Wednesday. But before Thursday’s deadline to answer the ecommerce giant’s call, there was one more bid out of Baltimore.
The Old Goucher Community Association prepared its own response to Amazon’s RFP that focuses on locating the second headquarters in the center of the city.
Association President Kelly Cross said he worked with two others to pull together the bid. They analyzed available property within a 1.5-mile radius of North Ave. and Charles St., and found close to 200 acres of real estate that could be redeveloped. Nearly half is owned by the city or state. Two big sites in the area include State Center, (which has been the subject of a legal battle), and the former site of the Maryland State Penitentiary.
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