The Cordish Companies (previously The Cordish Company) is a U.S.-based

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and entertainment operating company with its headquarters on the 6th floor of the Pratt Street Power Plant in

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. It was founded in 1910 by Louis Cordish. In 1933, his son Paul L. Cordish joined the business. Then in 1968, Paul’s son David S. Cordish joined the firm and currently serves as its chairman and CEO. As of 2014, all three of David’s sons, Jonathan, Blake, and

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, served as Vice Presidents of The Cordish Companies with responsibilities over Private Equity Holdings,

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and Entertainment Management divisions. The Cordish Companies has experience in the following disciplines of real estate: Commercial Real Estate, Coworking Spaces, Entertainment Districts, Gaming, Hotels, International Development, Private Equity, Residential, Restaurants and Sports-Anchored Districts. The Cordish Companies has been awarded seven ULI Awards for Excellence for positively impacting the cities in which they develop.

Investments

Notable properties developed, or under development, by the company are as follows: * Saint Louis Ballpark Village (

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, MO) * Bayou Place & Bayou Place Offices (

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, TX) * Charleston Place ( Charleston, SC) *

Fourth Street Live! Fourth Street Live! is a entertainment and retail complex located on 4th Street, between Liberty and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is owned and was developed by the Cordish Company; it was designed by Louisville arch ...

(

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, KY) * Jacksonville Shipyards (

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, FL) *

Kansas City Live! The Kansas City Power & Light District, or simply the Power & Light District, KCP&L or the P&L, is a dining, shopping, office and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, developed by The Cordish Companies of B ...

* Live! at the Battery (

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, GA) * Live! by Loews - Arlington, TX ( Arlington, TX) * Live! by Loews - St. Louis, MO (

, MO) * Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland (Baltimore/Washington, DC) *

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( Greensburg, PA) * One Cardinal Way (St. Louis, MO) * One Light Luxury Apartments (Kansas City, MO) * Pattison Place (

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, PA) * Power & Light District (Kansas City, MO) *

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& Pier IV (Baltimore, MD) *

Power Plant Live! Power Plant Live! is a collection of bars, restaurants and other businesses in the Inner Harbor section of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It was developed by The Cordish Companies and opened in phases during 2001, 2002, and 2003. The entertainme ...

(Baltimore, MD) *

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, also known as The Guitar Hotel, due to its tower constructed to resemble a Gibson Les Paul guitar, is a hotel and casino resort near Hollywood, Florida, United States, located on of the Hollywood Res ...

(Hollywood, FL / Tampa, FL) * Spark Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) * Spark KC (Kansas City, MO) *

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(Arlington, TX) * Two Light Luxury Apartments (Kansas City, MO) * Waterside District (Norfolk, VA) *

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(Philadelphia, PA)

History

The company dates to 1910, when Louis Cordish began developing real estate in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. In 1935, his son Paul L. Cordish joined the business; in 1968, Paul’s son David S. Cordish joined the firm. In 1968, David S. Cordish assumed leadership of the company. In 1982, the Gaming and

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divisions were formed. In 1994, the Entertainment Management division of the company was formed. In 1999, the company opened the first Live! district,

. In 2004, the company reached developed the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. In 2005, the company formed the Sports-Anchored District division. In 2010, the company launched its International Development division. In 2020, the company launched a brand new online gambling business called Playlive!

References

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