Market House video update
In the following video I explain the financials, the City’s proposed capital investment, and why we need to do it now.
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Market House, by the numbers
There has been a lot of debate recently about the City’s responsibility is to ensure a successful Market House for the public. (I laid out my overall views in Sunday’s guest column in the Capital). What has been noticeably absent from the debate so far, however, has been the financial numbers. The [...]
Mayor Talks More About Market House; City Council to Consider Lease Amendments Tonight
Mayor Cohen continues to make the case about why the Market House lease with Gone to Market LLC, a Baltimore-based developer of markets, makes economic sense.
In an op/ed piece in The Capital on Sunday, the Mayor argues that the financial terms in the lease create the “incentive” for Gone to Market “to build up the [...]
‘Right vision … right operator … right protections’
In his video message this week (10:14), Mayor Cohen walks through the highlights of the City’s negotiated Market House lease with Gone to Market LLC, a Baltimore-based developer of markets. He explains what’s in the lease and what’s not.
From the mayor’s perspective, the 30-year lease “reflects the priorities of the City Council” because it provides [...]