# City Council Hearing: Land Use & Transportation Committee; October 22, 2026


**Body:** CharmTV Citizens' Hub
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Baltimore City Council Land Use and Transportation Committee met on October 22, 2026, and voted to recommend Council Bill 26-0241, authorizing the sale of 210 Guilford Avenue, favorably to the full Council. The proposed purchaser plans to redevelop the former Department of Transportation building for retail, residential, and office uses, with additional resident parking. The Planning Department issued a favorable report and advised that the purchaser coordinate early on Central Business District urban renewal plan and floodplain requirements. No sale price or purchaser name was stated in the transcript.

The committee also voted to recommend five urban renewal plan bills favorably. The measures extend the Broadway East, Johnston Square, Middle East, and Oliver plans through 2030, and renew Coldstream Homestead Montebello acquisition authority through 2030; Johnston Square’s acquisition authority is also renewed. DHCD said these authorities support property acquisition, disposition, rehabilitation, and redevelopment, and Finance expected no fiscal impact. During discussion of Middle East, a homeowner asked to remove her renovated, occupied property from an acquisition list; DHCD said acquisition authority for that plan had already expired and the bill would not authorize new acquisitions, and agreed to provide written confirmation. No contract awards or purchasing decisions were identified.

**Source:** CharmTV Citizens' Hub