A $200 million project to overhaul the aging Baltimore Arena is officially underway, with an ambitious timeline and the musician Pharrell Williams as a new financial backer. Construction work on the 60-year-old arena has already begun, but leaders from venue developer Oak View Group joined with Mayor Brandon M. Scott, officials from the Baltimore Development Corp. and representatives of the project’s financial backers for a groundbreaking Thursday to give the renovation its ceremonial kickoff.
$200M renovation of Baltimore Arena breaks ground, now with Pharrell Williams as a backer
June 10, 2022