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Media Credit: Shiv Gandhi A throng of Maryland politicians celebrates the opening of the John G. Rangos building, the first building to open as part of the East Baltimore biotech park.

This article is the second in a series profiling the various issues surrounding development in Middle East Baltimore, near the Hopkins medical campus.


Residents in the Middle East Baltimore community feel they are struggling to communicate with the group of developers responsible for changing their way of life.

East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI), the non-profit firm leading the development north of the Hopkins medical campus, considers the redevelopment an evolving process, but residents in the affected area want to know what their immediate options are.

"The issue with communication is a legitimate one," EBDI President and CEO Jack Shannon said, when describing relations with area residents.

Earlier phases of the redevelopment, which began in 2001, required the relocation of nearly 400 residents to allow for the demolition of their homes and adjacent vacant row houses. Under the current phase, fewer houses will be demolished, but residents must still accommodate construction and renovation.

Many residents of Middle East Baltimore feel that EBDI's intervention in their community offers promise for improving a troubled area.

But for others, the recent gains and promises of a better future have come with a cost: disrupting their way of life.

This article is the second in a series profiling the various issues surrounding development in Middle East Baltimore, near the Hopkins medical campus.



Residents in the Middle East Baltimore community feel they are struggling to communicate with the group of developers responsible for changing their way of life.

East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI), the non-profit firm leading the development north of the Hopkins medical campus, considers the redevelopment an evolving process, but residents in the affected area want to know what their immediate options are.

"The issue with communication is a legitimate one," EBDI President and CEO Jack Shannon said, when describing relations with area residents.

Earlier phases of the redevelopment, which began in 2001, required the relocation of nearly 400 residents to allow for the demolition of their homes and adjacent vacant row houses. Under the current phase, fewer houses will be demolished, but residents must still accommodate construction and renovation.

Many residents of Middle East Baltimore feel that EBDI's intervention in their community offers promise for improving a troubled area.

But for others, the recent gains and promises of a better future have come with a cost: disrupting their way of life.

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