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Baltimore Transmission

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedClosedWhite Marsh, MD

Closed GM factory (2000-2019) at 471k sqft, redeveloping to industrial/office; peer comparisons show similar projects in MD/OR/MA; traffic access strong but redevelopment status unverified. · summary, model-written

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Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 60,371 on 43 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 43 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedWikipedia no source
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New usesindustrial, officeWikipedia no source
RedeveloperMerritt Propertiesnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Baltimore County (MD), 2024643 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 866 single-family; 2023: 554 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: Golden Ring Mall (5.2 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)40,479 jobs in 2,466 establishments; average annual pay $43,151; employment location quotient 1.11; employment -4.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20224,041 jobs; 407 in retail trade, 158 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 24005411302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 2.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (144 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 97% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.9%; median family income $122,063; 8 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsBaltimore County Public Schools (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation54 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025630 county-logged events: 311 thunderstorm wind, 147 flash flood, 119 flood, 42 hail; $34,075,500 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 21162, 2026-09median list price $597,339 (+26.4% on the year); 16 active listings; median 45 days on market; 32% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,467 establishments (-10%); 49,045 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $358,090 (+0% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr); typical rent $1,731/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)60,371 vehicles a day on 43 (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 1,781 trucks; 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Closed in 2019 after operating as a GM transmission factory (opened 2000).

Why. Original use: General Motors transmission factory. Current status: Closed. Developer: Merritt Properties. Strategy: Redevelop (industrial/office).

Where it stands. 471,000 sqft GLA. Located near White Marsh Mall (5.2km). Traffic: 4-lane freeway (Road 43) with 60,371 ADT (2024).

For a planner

  • Peer sites: 6 similar redevelopments in MD/OR/MA (scores 6.5-7.0).
  • Housing: ZHVI $358,090 (2026-09), +0.4% YoY.
  • Median rent cited: $1,566 (source unknown).

For a developer

  • No active permits for 2024 (data shows 2023-2024 construction values).
  • Status: 'closed or demolished' per record (not verified).
  • Context: 1 mall cluster within 10km (Golden Ring Mall, status unknown).

What we do not know yet

  • Verified status: 'draft' (not confirmed).
  • No source for median rent claim.
  • No details on redevelopment timeline or current tenant plans.

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Similar sites

  • Harundale Mall, Glen Burnie, MD · Malls · similar GLA (350,000 sq ft); same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
  • Mall 205, Portland, OR · Malls · similar GLA (477,000 sq ft); closed 2022; same strategy: redevelop
  • New Harbour Mall, Fall River, MA · Malls · similar GLA (385,000 sq ft); closed 2016; same strategy: redevelop
  • Owings Mills Mall, Owings Mills, MD · Malls · closed 2015; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD

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  • closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
  • median rent $1,566

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History and original facts

Opened2000newtypes-extraction
Closed2019newtypes-extraction reported
Gross leasable area471,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction reported
CountyBaltimore County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Baltimore Transmission factory, a General Motors plant operating from 2000 to 2019, was purchased in 2021 by Merritt Properties for redevelopment into nine one-story buildings with 750,000 square feet of office and warehouse space.

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Background

Baltimore Transmission, also known as Baltimore Operations, was a General Motors transmission factory in White Marsh, Maryland, United States. It is located at 10301 Philadelphia Road and operated from December 2000 to May 2019, producing transmissions used in full-size pickup trucks as well as electric motors. The property has been purchased for office and industrial redevelopment. == History == In May 1999, the plant was announced to be located on a former sand and gravel quarry, operated from the 1930s to the 1990s, near the White Marsh Mall.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2000 Opened
  2. 2019 Closed

Sources

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