Chris Mfume, son of Congressman Mfume, makes his mark in Baltimore neighborhoods as a developer

Chris Mfume, son of Congressman Kweisi Mfume, is 32 years old and has already made his mark in development. He’s a developer with an eye on inclusion while preserving Baltimore’s neighborhoods. A few weeks ago, he opened a new, 149-unit, $33 million apartment house built on the footprint of the old Epstein’s Highlandtown department store warehouse. It’s called Hohm Highlandtown and faces Bank and Grundy streets. He worked with partners Doug Schmidt and Richard Manekin, who also mentored him in what it takes to get something built dovetailed around the edges of historic shopping and eating streets.