Reinvest Baltimore is a coordinated effort between the State of Maryland, Baltimore City, and nonprofit and for-profit partners to eliminate concentrations of vacant properties, revitalize neighborhoods and maximize the economic potential and quality of life for residents in Baltimore City.
Governor Moore’s executive order calls for the establishment of the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council (BVRC) which will tap key community, corporate, philanthropic and government leaders to leverage targeted investments to move at least 5,000 vacant properties into homeownership or other positive outcomes over the next five years (Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2029).
Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council
Under the Reinvest Baltimore initiative, Governor Wes Moore established the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council (BVRC) which taps key community, corporate, philanthropic and government leaders to leverage targeted investments to move at least 5,000 vacant properties into homeownership or other positive outcomes, such as demolition and stabilization, between Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2029.
The council will be chaired by Secretary Day and vice-chaired by Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development Commissioner Alice Kennedy. BVRC will drive a unified approach to advancing community-based priorities and implementing recommended strategies to maximize investments, reduce vacancy and promote neighborhood renewal in Baltimore City.
- Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
(Council Chair)
- Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development
(Council Vice Chair)
- Maryland Department of Labor
- Maryland Department of Planning
- Maryland Stadium Authority
- MEDCO: Maryland Economic Development Corporation
- Maryland Office of the Attorney General
- Maryland General Assembly
- City of Baltimore
- Baltimore City Council
- Department of Finance, City of Baltimore
- Five (5) members, appointed by the Governor, with training, Knowledge, or experience in real estate, design and planning, building equitable neighborhoods, and addressing housing vacancy:
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- GBC
- Member TBD
- Member TBD
- Member TBD
Meeting Schedule
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CONTACT: Kari Snyder
Director, Community and Economic Development Partnerships
410-209-5813 (office)
443-571-8879 (cell)
kari.snyder@maryland.gov
