Canton church property being razed to make way for $700K-plus townhomes

Developers plan to build luxury townhomes to replace the former social hall of St. Brigid Catholic Church in Canton, the latest redevelopment project for the Southeast Baltimore community. The former church social hall at 901 S. Ellwood Ave. sits near O’Donnell Square and is set to be razed in the coming weeks, according to a city permit for the Berg Corp. pasted to a fence outside the red brick hall. A project to replace the hall with nine townhouses will then break ground in May, said Chris Cooke, of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Homesale Realty, the listing agent, on Tuesday.