Developers break ground at Somerset Homes, the start of a $1B East Baltimore revival

Developers break ground at Somerset Homes, the start of a $1B East Baltimore revival

Developers break ground at Somerset Homes, the start of a $1B East Baltimore revival 150 150 The Henson Development Company

City officials, developers and residents crowded a tent set up in East Baltimore on Wednesday, making the air conditioned enclosure feel almost as hot as the nearly 100-degree day outside. The gathering marked the official groundbreaking of a $30.1 million redevelopment of the former Somerset Homes site.