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10/20/2023

Update #14 on Strawbridge:
Drywall is hung and finished in the basement, will resume hanging in the social hall and sanctuary next week. Extensive plaster repair work begins in the sanctuary next week. Cabinets and trim will arrive in November for installation. Painting is scheduled to begin at the end of November.

We will likely need to block a section of Jenkins Alley for a few hours in November in order to lift structural steel and HVAC units to the roof of the Carriage House. The date will be posted on this page when it's scheduled.

08/04/2023

The fire sprinkler system has passed inspection and we can now close in. If you ever end up installing sprinklers in a 19th century church, you are always welcome to join our support group.
After a framing inspection we will start insulation and drywall. We took the opportunity to add some pendant lighting in the sanctuary and entry lobbies. There is rough in for new photovoltaic lights above each entry door and in the courtyard. We will retrofit existing fixtures wherever possible. Some accent track lights will add warmth and texture to stone walls. Electric rough-in inspection for sanctuary will be next week.

05/23/2023

Congratulations to all the recent MICA graduates! On this day in 1867, Charles L Carson, architect of Strawbridge church, graduated from the Maryland Institute.

04/05/2023

Good afternoon, here is your twelfth update on 201 Wilson Street.

We are in the middle of sprinkler rough-in. We had to change some plans for the sprinkler system and review with the fire marshall and historic review. With that permit now in hand, we are back to work on steel pipe installation for a commercial sprinkler system.

There are a few challenges with sprinklering every area of a building that was never designed for it. Lots of core drilling through thick stone walls and some work had to be redone to meet the fire marshall's reqs as well as pass historic review.

Once that's completed, we are ready for insulation and drywall. Doors, windows, and cabinets are all standing by. The stained glass is being removed off site for restoration by the best stained glass artisan in Baltimore.

02/09/2023

Good morning, here is the eleventh update on 201 Wilson Street. Mechanical, electric, and plumbing have passed rough inspection. Doors and windows will soon arrive. Sprinkler line rough-in is still underway. We are setting up a contract with a stained glass artisan to restore these 100+ year old windows in keeping with their original design.

12/23/2022

Good morning, here is the tenth update on 201 Wilson Street.

Framing of all apartments is officially complete. We have completed the addition that holds the main stairway. We are very close to 100% framed, all that remains are a few walls in the sanctuary for drywall. Mechanical, electric, and plumbing rough-ins are also nearing 100% complete. With the masonry work on Apt 1 all window openings are now complete. We are ready to order windows. Our lighting designer has devised some remarkable ways to wash the high ceilings, stone walls, and of course the stained glass windows.

We are starting to run pipes for the sprinkler system. All apartment stairways are in. In a few weeks we are leaving the “rough” stage of the project and entering “finish.” Next up is insulation and drywall. We have ordered cabinets. These apartments will have very beautiful and comfortable kitchens.

It has been a productive year at 201 Wilson thanks to a great team. We’re on schedule to start welcoming new residents by this summer. Happy holidays!

In appreciation of Baltimore's Charles Carson. On this day in 1886, Joel Gutman opened the very first department store "...
09/29/2022

In appreciation of Baltimore's Charles Carson. On this day in 1886, Joel Gutman opened the very first department store "palace" on Eutaw Street. The architect, Charles Carson, had just overseen the completion of the Strawbridge church 5 years earlier.

"Architect Charles Carson's handsome 75-foot Rennaissance Revival facade was difficult to miss; its two-story plate glass shop windows alone overshadowed nearby storefronts. Shoppers and curiosity seekers crowded the wide granite sidewalks before passing through an enormous arcade entrance, pausing only to admire the mosaic flooring and "antique" vestibule lamp.

Inside, Baltimoreans discovered a spacious skylit interior of polished cherry, quartered oak, and ornamental metalwork. The main floor, rising two full stories, was divided by two rows of cast iron columns that extended almost to the rear of the 115' deep store. Towering oak cabinets offered a seemingly endless variety of fashionable goods which lined the outside walls and center aisles." Source: Enterprising Emporiums: The Jewish Department Stores of Downtown Baltimore.

Framing in Apts 2-5. The intersecting trusses will remain open for all to see. They will look great in front of the rest...
09/29/2022

Framing in Apts 2-5.
The intersecting trusses will remain open for all to see. They will look great in front of the restored white plaster.

09/12/2022

Good afternoon, here is your ninth update on 201 Wilson Street. Structural steel is set, framing is complete in the basement, and today framing has begun in the social hall apartments. We expect to begin all rough-in plumbing and mechanical work in October.

07/21/2022

Good afternoon, here is your eighth update on 201 Wilson Street.
Utility work is now complete, window wells are dug out and ready for concrete work. We have finished framing the carriage house and the carriage house roof will start tomorrow. The rest of the slate roofing and copper valleys is finished except for two valleys that need extensive repair.
Structural steel in the social hall to be set next week. Framing in the basement and social hall will begin in early August. We are now "out of the ground" and the next stage of construction will move more quickly.

07/08/2022

Please keep in mind that utility work will begin on Wilson Street and Jenkins Alley on Monday 7/11. Wilson Street will be temporarily closed to traffic from Bolton to Park starting that morning.
Have a great weekend!

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Wilson And Park
Baltimore, MD
21217

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+14436180217

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