Elms Fells Point – Waterfront Community
Adaptive Reuse
The former Wolfe Street warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland’s historic Fell’s Point neighborhood has been transformed into Elms Fells Point (formally known as The Pennant) – a new multifamily, waterfront community. McLaren Engineering Group worked with architecture firm, Hord Coplan Macht and general contractors, Chesapeake Contracting Group to provide structural and marine engineering services for this part adaptive reuse, part new construction residential complex.
The 285-unit structure, developed by Elm Street Development, partially re-purposes the two-story Wolfe Street warehouse. The conversion created a parking garage, fitness center, residential entry, and storage space. Atop the existing structure, a three-story wood-framed vertical addition was erected. The add-on to the existing levels comprises studio, junior one-bedroom, one-bedroom, one-bedroom and den, and two-bedroom units. These residential units are set back from the existing warehouse parapet per the goals of the Fells Point Urban Renewal Plan and feature private terraces.
