By Melody Simmons – Senior Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal

A mid-sized construction distribution firm has acquired a warehouse in Baltimore County with plans to double in size by 2030.

Baltimore Windustrial recently paid $19.75 million for the nearly 117,000-square-foot facility on Carroll Island Road near Bowleys Quarters Road. The deal will move the bulk of the 25-year-old firm from its current digs near White Marsh and expand its multi-state distribution system of supplies like pipe, fittings, valves and structural steel into additional markets.

“We have been busting at the seams for a couple of years now and have been on the hunt for new space,” Baltimore Windustrial’s owner and president, Michael Brown, said on Thursday. “We’re going to be able to fill it all.”

Windustrial plans to move into the new building this spring. The company has a workforce of 55 people and supplies construction materials to developers of data centers, casinos, health care and life sciences facilities and semiconductor facilities, including two data centers under development in Frederick County.

“We will become more efficient, effective and be able to stock more merchandise,” Brown said of the upcoming move. “We deliver daily to South Philly, West Virginia, across the Bay Bridge and points south to Charlottesville, Virginia, with 14 trucks on the road. Our goal is to grow that footprint and to double the company’s size by 2030. I think it’s very possible.”

Brown’s company has been headquartered for years in 44,000 square feet at 7501 Lake Drive in nearby in Rosedale. A portion of the company will remain at that facility and spin off into an independent business focused on fire distribution and fabrication, Brown said.

The firm first opened in 2001 in an 8,000-square-foot office and stockroom on Annapolis Road, and has expanded ever since. Brown discovered the warehouse in Eastern Baltimore County’s industrial corridor through a team from Baltimore commercial real estate firm Gold & Co. LLC, which also helped broker the deal.

Gold & Co.’s Will McCullough said the facility was built on spec last year by national industrial developer Scannell Properties, which was the seller. An entity of the firm, Scannell Properties #602 LLC, acquired the site in 2022 for $2.8 million, according to state records, and the nearly 10-acre parcel was redeveloped with the logistics facility flanked by a large flat-surface parking lot.

Gold and Company assisted in the sale of property featuring 10,000 sq. ft. facility

240 S. Kresson St. in Southeast Baltimore City recently sold for $3.95 million to an undisclosed national real estate investor.

Auto Barn Towing Company, a full-service towing and vehicle storage firm with over three decades of experience, has officially acquired 1320 Bayard Street in the Carroll-Camden Industrial of Baltimore City. The 1.3-acre industrial site with a 4,000 sq. ft. drive-thru warehouse area sold for $1,350,000.

Established in 1999

A long-running sandwich shop is selling its Canton property, several years after closing it to the public. Rosina Gourmet owner Jim Lancaster wants to offload his sandwich shop’s original location at 2819 O’Donnell St. in Canton for $425,000.

Jim Chivers, Alex Simone, and Will McCullough of Gold and Company facilitated the transaction. Gold and Company recently facilitated a 15,000 sq. ft. office lease for Ally Behavior Centers at 6340 Security Blvd. in Woodlawn.

‘Second Chance’ Buys 30,000 Sq. Ft. Pigtown Building for Training Center

written by Kevin Lynch June 11, 2025

Second Chance has purchased a 30,000 sq. ft. building at 1303 Carroll St. in Pigtown/Carroll-Camden Industrial Area to use as a training facility. The Carroll-Camden Industrial Area-based nonprofit already has an architectural salvage and antique store, a deconstruction company, and a workforce development program.

The acquisition continues the growth of Second Chance in South Baltimore. It has a 163,526 sq. ft. building for its store, offices, and classroom at 1700 Ridgely St., and it is currently building out a second 96,530 sq. ft. store with more than two acres of outdoor space at 1025 W. Ostend St. The new store at 1025 W. Ostend St., which Second Chance hopes to open in August, will focus on lumber, flooring, specialty wood, and outdoor items.

Not only does Second Chance look to give building materials a second chance, it also uses its workforce training program to help those “with various employment obstacles in the Baltimore region.”

Second Chance Founder and President Mark Foster told SouthBMore.com that the new building at 1303 Carroll St. will have classroom space and a workshop to train individuals on the deconstruction side of the business.

“The building needs a lot of work, but we have the materials to fix it,” said Foster.

Second Chance will refresh the building with new lighting, upgraded electric, window improvements, a new garage door opening on the front, and new signage.

“Our retail stores are not heated and air conditioned. We try to keep the training place comfortable and quiet,” said Foster.

1303 Carroll St. was built in the early 1900s. It was the longtime home of the Burch Company which manufactured windows and the aluminum awnings seen on many Baltimore rowhomes.

Jim Chivers of Gold and Company assisted both parties on the $750,000 sale. It is his third time selling the building in recent years.

“This recent sale to Second Chance highlights a commitment to revitalization and enhancement to 1303 Carroll St.. We’ve seen a lot of recent investments in the commercial buildings in the Carroll-Camden Industrial Area submarket. We expect a positive transformation of this building,” he said.

1303 Carroll St. is adjacent to a community basketball court and a Pigtown Food For Thought community garden.

The acquisition and expansion by Second Chance follows a subdivision of its property at 1700 Ridgely St. Second Chance purchased a 300,000 sq. ft. building on 17 acres of land at 1700 Ridgely St. in 2011. It still uses 163,526 sq. ft. of the property for its business, but sold 110,360 sq. ft. of warehouse space and six acres of land to Clean Harbors last year for $15.5 million.

Clean Harbors was already a tenant of those spaces before making the acquisition.

By Melody Simmons – Senior Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal

A large local plumbing firm is selling its Baltimore City headquarters and moving to new digs.

Owners of Len the Plumber Heating & Air LLC last week listed the firm’s 24,000-square-foot office and warehouse at 1552 Ridgely St. near M&T Bank Stadium. The firm for years has worked from renovated offices and warehouse space, and officials say they now need more room.

The company doesn’t plan to move far, but representatives for Len the Plumber declined to share the new location. Details like the size of the new office and a timeline for the move were also being held close to the vest, a top company official said through a spokesperson last week.

“As our company grows and creates new jobs, we have outgrown our current space in Baltimore City,” Len the Plumber CEO Jeff Cooper said in a statement. “Our new location, just six miles away, provides the expanded warehouse, office and operational capacity needed to support continued growth. With improved access to major highways, we can enhance efficiency and serve our customers even faster, reinforcing our commitment to top-quality service.”

The residential plumbing, electric and HVAC business serves Greater Baltimore and portions of Washington, D.C. In 2021, the company acquired two smaller firms in Hagerstown and Lancaster, Pennsylvania to further its reach.

Len the Plumber was founded about 30 years ago and has been acquired by private equity firms twice in the last five years. The company was initially purchased in early 2020 by St. Louis-based Thompson Street Capital Partners. Then in 2022, its parent company, LTP Home Services Group, was acquired by Greenwich, Connecticut-based L Catterton. LTP Home Services Group later rebranded as Master Trades Group and today is based in Columbia.

The building on the market includes an upgraded office space and warehouse and storage.
Gold and Co.

Len the Plumber’s current headquarters sits near the city’s emerging entertainment district surrounding the stadium complex. The area, dubbed the “Walk @ Warner Street,” has been targeted for growth, with a Topgolf and the Horseshoe Casino acting as anchors. Plans for a music venue in the area, to be called Paramount Baltimore, have stalled.

The current owner of the headquarters is LHB Benson LLC, which acquired the property in 2012 for $375,000, state records show. The property dates back to 1940, said Jim Chivers, senior vice president at Gold and Co. and the broker for the sale.

“The warehouse has been fully renovated and transformed into professional office space for an executive team and staff,” Chivers said. “Conveniently situated just off Russell Street near M&T Bank Stadium, the building benefits from the flexible industrial zoning.”

Gold and Company assisted in the sale of the Cherry Hill Rd. site to National Construction

February 10, 2025

1400 Cherry Hill Rd., an industrial property in South Baltimore, recently sold to National Construction for $3.525 million. The 2.3-acre site has approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of maintenance space and offices.

National Construction will use the facility for parking and equipment storage, as well as for general warehouse and office use. The site, which was originally built for Dillon’s Bus Service around the 1970s, is paved and fenced in. Previous uses include transportation, bus companies, and contractors occupying the site.

Jim Chivers, senior vice president of Gold and Company, assisted in the transaction. This marks the third time Chivers has sold this property since 2019.

“With excellent access to major interstates, the property offers connectivity to surrounding counties and submarkets, making it an ideal location for National Construction’s operations,” said Chivers.

“This sale underscores the continued demand for well-located industrial sites in the Baltimore region,” added Chivers. “We are looking forward to seeing this site support the new owner’s growth.”

Gold and Company is a full-service and locally-owned commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Mt. Washington in Baltimore City. Gold and Company provides brokerage and development services to buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in the Baltimore-metropolitan area. www.goldcommercial.net.

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1900 Frankfurst Ave (21226)

Sale Date: October 13, 2023
78,000 sf +/- on 14 acres +/-
Seller: The Criterion Group, Astoria, NY
Broker: Jim Chivers and Mitch Gold

Deal commentary highlighted in CoStar’s quarterly list of top property sales recognized for Baltimore: A pair of vacant properties along the Patapsco River in Baltimore that were once utilized during World War II were purchased. The Liberty Ship and Buffalo Tank buildings, two properties that were originally used to manufacture “liberty ships,” simple, low-cost cargo ships built during World War II to carry troops and bring “liberty” back to Europe. The buildings were also previously home to Amports, one of the largest auto processors in North America. The site also includes an outdoor storage area for the “Roll on – Roll off” vehicle shipping business. The property was on the market for about 5 1/2 months with an asking price of $12.5 million. The deal comes roughly two years after Criterion bought the portfolio for $7 million. The seller secured a short-term lease for the property and decided to divest the asset.