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Main Street Eldersburg According to Black Oaks Associates and Gazette.Net, construction on the first “green” development in Carroll County and the first “green” shopping center in Maryland will begin summer of 2008 and end that fall. The project is called Main Street Eldersburg. Main Street Eldersburg is a proposed project of Black Oak Associates, who is responsible for the Eldersburg Marketplace, which features retailers such as Martin’s, Home Depot, Khol’s and M&T Bank. Black Oak Associates is working currently on redeveloping the Carrolltown Center. Main Street Eldersburg is projected to be over 80,000 square feet large, and located on 12 acres off of Londontown Boulevard. The development will utilize up-to-date technology which will help conserve natural resources, provide a healthy place to shop, and save money for tenants. Such technologies include watering efficiency fixtures, and natural lighting systems such as skylights and clear story glass sections. It has also been said that porous asphalt or concrete will be used to absorb excess water and runoff. Green developments exhibit signs of environmental responsiveness and resource efficiency. These developments combine energy conservation and environmental protection features with real estate, making housing developments as well as other buildings and centers nature friendly and efficient. For the tenants, it is much less costly as well. Main Street Eldersburg is anticipating LEED Silver Certification, which would recognize the environmental responsibility shown in the design of the center. The LEED rating system is nationally recognized as being the “benchmark [rating system] for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings”. Such certification for Main Street Eldersburg would also indicate the quality of the center, making Eldersburg a much more prodigious community, which has already seen a lot of change and improvement over the past decade. It is predicted that Main Street Eldersburg will include mostly high-end retailers, including women’s apparel, casual dining and home furnishing. Contacts: Leasing: Maury Levin Other: |
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