Posts by Shelley Bindon
Summerlin in Harford County Almost Didn’t Happen
MLA Helped One Developer Shift Project to Another At Last Minute What do you do when you would like to pass on a large project that only a few developers can take over? You call Maryland Land Advisors, of course. We were proud to represent one of Maryland’s largest apartment owners when they decided not…
Read MoreSelling Large, Unserviced Tracts of Land No Problem for Maryland Land Advisors
Bell Family Land Now Kingsview Phase II We sold a 600-acre tract for the Bell family–one of the largest land owners in Prince George’s and Charles counties–to a regional developer who has now developed the project into Kingsview Phase II. The assemblage of land was challenging, as it had no water, no sewer, no roads…
Read MoreMarketing and Municipal Know-How Make for a Happy Valley Summer Camp
Site on the Susquehanna Took Complex Negotiations The team at MaryLand Land Advisors was honored to represent the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic for the Presbyterian Church based in Richmond, Virginia, in what had to be a quick sale of a remote 112-acre summer camp overlooking the Susquehanna River. The client requested that we market the…
Read MoreHomewood Seniors’ Complex Thanks to Right Mix of Partners
Owner’s Limited Zoning, Firm’s Desire to Create Seniors’ Housing a Perfect Fit An out-of-state investor hired Maryland Land Advisors to maximize the value of his property which had a zoning restriction limiting development to seniors-only housing. Lead broker Stephen Ferrandi and his team worked hard to find and recruit an investment-development firm. Stephen brought the…
Read MoreMaryland Land Advisors Helps Make Thriving Communities
Knowing How to Get Approvals Saves Time and Money Maryland Land Advisors helped a family in conflict settle their differences surrounding the family farm, and saw the land through entitlement. Once the land was fully entitled, MLA represented Hamilton Communities in the sale of a 58-unit townhome community–Strawbridge Commons to Lennar Homes. In addition to…
Read MoreFive Years to Turn Family Farm Into Arundel Forest
High-Quality Development Team Was Key In 2008, we represented the Miklasz family in the development of the family farm. Under a for-fee development agreement, we assembled and managed a development team that included a civil engineering firm, land-use attorney, traffic consultant, archeologist, geotechnical consultant, and biologists to help create a development plan for the farm.…
Read MoreStrawbridge Commons
Strawbridge Commons at the Village of Honeygo in Perry Hall – Baltimore, Maryland Planning Phase One of our latest collaborative projects is Strawbridge Commons at the Village of Honeygo, in Perry Hall (greater Baltimore). To this established and highly-regarded neighborhood, we are bringing a thoughtfully-planned high-end town home community. Because we believe in smart growth,…
Read MoreLots of Trouble
Selling vacant land becomes a struggle in down market Ryan Sharrow Baltimore Business Journal The Diamond Group has cut its asking price for a 2-acre lot in the city’s Morrell Park neighborhood in half. The lot has room for 20 new townhomes. Anne Arundel County home builder William Douglas Homes has four parcels of vacant…
Read MoreChestnut Point
When an unscrupulous Philadelphia developer borrowed millions from a New York bank to purchase the Chestnut Point Campground and Marina in Cecil County, Maryland few could image the nightmare that would soon unfold. The developer immediately attempted to evict all of the residents, but local regulators stepped in, notifying the developer under Maryland Land mobile…
Read MoreSt. Francis Orchard
When an investor purchased the last 2 acre parcel to round out this 125 acre assemblage, he found himself in a major dilemma. Though the $4.6 million bank loan he had been approved for was scheduled to close in five business days, after touring the site a senior bank official explained to the investor that…
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