Image Credit: CoDeMap (HABC). Crook Horner Lofts is on the westside of downtown; a block from the historic Lexington Market.

Image Credit: MPI (www.mpi360.com). This view looking southeast shows Crook Horner Lofts just a few blocks from the downtown office district.

Image Credit: SM+P Architects. Crook Horner Lofts is on Howard Street, which was once a thriving shopping district. In the last few decades it has been afflicted by blight, vacancy and disinvestment, but there is a renewed effort from state and local officials to revive this critical stretch that connects many important neighborhoods.

Photo Credit: Joel Anderson. Baltimore has a rich architectural heritage. Crook Horner Lofts is an example of how it can restore some of this grandeur while adding a modern twist.

Photo Credit: Joel Anderson. Crook Horner Lofts maintained many of the building's remarkable features - huge windows, high ceilings, tin roof, and Douglas fir hardwood floors.

Photo Credit: Joel Anderson. When compared to the same room when the building was purchased (featured in image 16), it is clear the tremendous amount of care and attention to detail that was required in restoring the space. This 3000 square foot retail space is perfectly suited for a restaurant or entertainment venue open into the evenings; we are in negotiations with a few potential partners, each of whom could bring it alive.

Photo credit: Joel Anderson. The living space is very flexible and benefits from ample natural light.

Image Credit: MPI (www.mpi360.com). This is the view looking south. If you walk north, you will find the rest of the block plagued by dilapidated and vacant structures. It was critically important that our building not abut any of these vacant structures. After much effort, we are purchasing and will secure the parking lot seen in this photo.

Image Credit: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. Developer and owner Chris Mfume, in suit and tie, showing partners and potential tenants the model unit at the ribbon cutting. The tenants are upwardly mobile professionals who Baltimore is desperately trying to keep and lure back. Many of them are single and/or childless and have not been catered to by the existing apartment or SFH markets.

Image Credit: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott helps our retail tenants, Decorelle, cut the ribbon on their new office and home furnishings store (the dede.shop). Elle and Yvette fell in love with the building and decided to bring their upscale business to Howard Street, a significant win for the area.

Image Credit: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. The inside of the dede.shop in our smaller retail space.

Image credit: Joel Anderson. The spacious master bathroom with side-by-side shower and soaking tub is consistently mentioned by tenants as a draw.

Image Credit: MPI (www.mpi360.com). It was critical that we secure a building tall enough to support a decent ratio between residential and retail space and that had frontages onto both Howard and Saratoga streets.

Photo credit: Joel Anderson. The living space is very flexible and benefits from ample natural light.

Photo credit: Joel Anderson. The kitchen area has high end fixtures, including a modern electric range and stove.

Photo Credit: Guerilla Realty. The existing structure had been left in a state of disrepair for some time before we purchased it.

Photo Credit: Guerilla Realty. The existing structure had been left in a state of disrepair for some time before we purchased it.

Photo Credit: Guerilla Realty. The building had good bones but needed a tremendous amount of restoration.

Photo Credit: Guerilla Realty. When compared to the same room when it was restored (in image 3), the amount of care and attention to detail in the design and construction process really comes through.