College Town Development Alliance
Baltimore, MD

Completion: 2005
Size: 30,000 gsf retail
         601 beds housing
         25,000 gsf student dining
Cost: $60 million

In conjunction with the campus master plan developed by Ayers/Saint/Gross, Johns Hopkins University identified the need and opportunity to create a mixed-use development in the adjacent Charles Village neighborhood. Hopkins selected the College Town Development Alliance, which includes developers Capstone Development and Streuver Bros. Eccles & Rouse and architects Ayers/Saint/Gross and Design Collective.

The anchor for the project is a 25,000 gsf bookstore with additional retail, a dining facility, and student housing. The development is across a boulevard from the main campus. Students will enter from the street and cross a bridge between two buildings to access the dining hall. Student amenity space is planned for the housing lobby and top floor.

Working in association with Design Collective, Ayers/Saint/Gross was responsible for the master plan, community approval, and the exterior design.