Proposed Harborplace redevelopment faces criticism, call for more study in first city review

Plans to transform downtown Baltimore’s iconic yet faded Harborplace into a mixed-use project faced criticism Thursday from a city panel that asked the developer to step back from a fully formed proposal and analyze alternatives for the high-profile site. MCB Real Estate has proposed demolishing the waterfront shopping anddining pavilions that for decades have symbolized the Inner Harbor attraction and replacing them with four taller, mixed-use buildings, including a conjoined tower with around 900 apartments, one smaller building in a large new park, a two-tier promenade and realigned roadways.