Market Center is
the Heart of Baltimore.
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Home to World-Famous Lexington Market, Market Center is home to over 300 first floor organizations.
The former shopping district of the City hosts many local, Black, and women-owned businesses.
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Market Center has dozens of available retail spaces that are ready to build out your new business. Developers are restoring historic buildings and bringing life into this neighborhood.
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Both historic and new residents love living in Market Center for its central location, walkability, and diversity.
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Dozens of stakeholders in Market Center are banding together to fight for equitable development in the neighborhood.
Market Center is Baltimore’s downtown neighborhood, a walkable and creative amenity rich area with optimistic and entrepreneurial momentum. Baltimore’s downtown district is a diverse blend of new opportunities, historic and growing businesses, and a unique architectural gem for city dwellers surrounding the World Famous Lexington Market.
Come see for yourself - the history, culture, and opportunity here make Market Center one of Baltimore’s most unique neighborhoods.
Dine at Lexington Market, watch a show at the Everyman or Hippodrome, listen to a local or international band on Howard street or pick up a spicy ingredient at a grocery in Historic Chinatown and Little Ethiopia.
The Market Center Community Development Corporation works alongside merchants, residents, organizations, and developers with a goal of strengthening and revitalizing Baltimore’s downtown core.

