Metropolitan Partnership, Ltd. is a company engaged in

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in the

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. It is notable for its unsuccessful bid to redevelop the

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into a 245-room

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hotel in partnership with

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. Among its completed projects are the redevelopment of the former headquarters of

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at 1101

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, Tysons International Plaza, and

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, all designed by architect

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, of

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer John Merrill. The firm ...

History

In 1979, after completing graduate studies at

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, Cary Euwer joined

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in Boston, Massachusetts, where he first worked on 60 State Street. He then set up the firm's Washington, D.C. office and developed

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. In 1983, he developed

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in Baltimore, Maryland with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. In 1984, Euwer founded Metropolitan. By 1991, the firm had redeveloped the headquarters of The Washington Star at 1101

, Tysons International Plaza, and Fairfax Square. With the development of Fairfax Square, the firm forged relationships with several luxury retailers, including Tiffany & Co.,

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and

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. In 1998, the firm managed the retail re-positioning and construction of the ABC and Disney Studios at

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in Times Square, also with David Childs. In 1999, the company partnered with Koll Development Company to develop office buildings for communications and technology firms in

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. In 2007, in partnership with Zaremba Group, the company developed Westchester Commons, a 900,000 square foot shopping mall in

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. In 2007, Metropolitan acquired from Birchwood Development Corporation, The Jericho Atrium, as well as two other Birchwood holdings in

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, including a 6,800-square-foot office building that had been Birchwood's headquarters, prior to the sale of the retail portion of their portfolio to

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Failed bid to redevelop the Old Post Office Pavilion

In 2012, the company bid on a request for proposal from the

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to redevelop the Old Post Office Pavilion. The proposal submitted by the company included converting the building into a 245-room

hotel. After losing the bid to an affiliate of

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, the company appealed, but was rejected by the General Services Administration.

10 Light Street

In 2012, the company acquired and began the redevelopment of 10 Light Street in Baltimore, Maryland into 455 apartments. In 2015, the company secured a lease with

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for one of the floors. The property was financed in part by $28 million in revenue bonds. A penthouse unit at the property was listed for rent for $12,000 per month, the highest rents in Baltimore.

1 Light Street

The company also redeveloped 1 Light Street, adjacent to its development at 10 Light Street, into office space.

Former Alex Brown Building

In 2017, the company began redevelopment of the former Alex Brown building in Baltimore, Maryland into a 170-seat restaurant called the Alexander Brown Restaurant.

References

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