Market Center is
the
Heart of Baltimore.

  • 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.

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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.

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After six years and the hard work of over 100 Market Center stakeholders and supporters, the Market Center Strategic Revitalization Plan is complete and approved by the Baltimore City Planning Commission.

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