Aug 13, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
In this episode of Baltimore RE Full Circle, we sit down with Amy Bonitz of MCB Real Estate to discuss her journey from neighborhood planning and nonprofit revitalization work to leading…
what do you see practically speaking when it comes to developments because you've been doing this for i want to say 15 to 20 years now yes um so what do you see practically speaking specifically in the city because that's a very good amount of time talking about just before 2008 so right right before the the first crash although baltimore i feel like is kind of in the middle when it comes to all these crashes they don't go too up doesn't go too down
Right.
It's, it's stable enough.
Yes.
So what do you see, like practically speaking, talking about some of these developments that you've done, where do you see developments succeed versus some of the other ones where locally, I'm sure the listeners may be familiar talking about Under Armour where, you know, what they were focusing on Port Covington or some other similar projects.
What do you find to be the fundamentals of being able to make a development work?
So this was a really unique opportunity where we could take something that was a community liability and meet a pressing need of a growing institution by building housing on this vacant site and then really help to bolster the neighborhood around it.
Thinking about how do we take our expertise as a company? You know, I think Northwood Commons is another great example where, you know, MCB has people that have been in the retail business for 30, 40 years, and they just have a deep set of connections, relationships, and understanding of how to bring retail and grocery stores to communities.
Working with Morgan State and our, and other development partners, we were able to make that a thriving new center of, for the community.
what do you see practically speaking when it comes to developments because you've been doing this for i want to say 15 to 20 years now yes um so what do you see practically speaking specifically in the city because that's a very good amount of time talking about just before 2008 so right right before the the first crash although baltimore i feel like is kind of in the middle when it comes to all these crashes they don't go too up doesn't go too down
Right.
It's, it's stable enough.
Yes.
So what do you see, like practically speaking, talking about some of these developments that you've done, where do you see developments succeed versus some of the other ones where locally, I'm sure the listeners may be familiar talking about Under Armour where, you know, what they were focusing on Port Covington or some other similar projects.
What do you find to be the fundamentals of being able to make a development work?
So this was a really unique opportunity where we could take something that was a community liability and meet a pressing need of a growing institution by building housing on this vacant site and then really help to bolster the neighborhood around it.
Thinking about how do we take our expertise as a company? You know, I think Northwood Commons is another great example where, you know, MCB has people that have been in the retail business for 30, 40 years, and they just have a deep set of connections, relationships, and understanding of how to bring retail and grocery stores to communities.
Working with Morgan State and our, and other development partners, we were able to make that a thriving new center of, for the community.
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