Our APPROACH

Merging principles of ecology and sustainable place making with urban design, 

Our novel Approach combines Real Estate Development & Investment with a specialized focus in the Design / Implementation of vertically integrated businesses & alternative green spaces. With our unique expertise, we have worked with a range of clients in the public & private sector. 

Strategically activating our Hubs in the heart of developing urban areas, we create a sense of place and community.

PROJECTS

RIVERSIDE

Located in South Baltimore, Riverside, is a ~$9.8M, 34,000 sf. historic adaptive reuse development project. Urban Pastoral, in partnership with a private ownership group, are transforming the former Heinz Riverside Abattoir built in 1885 into a vibrant mixed-use commercial hub, combining hospitality, retail, brewing, and start-up offices. The project leverages State / Federal Historic Tax Credits and Opportunity Zone Equity funding.

Green Street Academy ATIC

Urban Pastoral collaborated with client, Green Street Academy (GSA) to raise impact capital to fund a 4,000 sf. hydroponic greenhouse facility. The objective, is to establish an economic engine for community development in the form of an Urban Food Hub & Youth Entrepreneur Incubator, known as the Agriculture, Technology, & Innovation Center (ATIC). The development serves as a national model for entrepreneurial applied learning and education. Forged through an innovative, public-private partnership with Impact Investors, BmoreAg, Warnock Foundation, Orokawa Foundation ATIC, acts as an extension of GSA's dynamic education model and cutting edge sustainable campus infrastructure.

R. House

Located in a former auto body shop in Remington, a burgeoning industrial community, R. House, is a European style food hall serving as a launch pad for the concepts of 10 talented chefs and food entrepreneurs. In partnership with Seawall Development, Urban Pastoral designed, built, and currently manages two highly popular retail brands within the $15M development. 

Humanim American Brewery: Farm

Built in 1887, the American brewery was a preeminent business in the East Baltimore community, and the largest brewery in the state of Maryland, until it closed it doors in 1973, and subsequently sat vacant for over 30 years. Redeveloped in 2009, it now serves as the headquarters for workforce development social enterprise Humanim, Inc. In 2015 Urban Pastoral partnered with Humanim to activate underutilized space on the property with a state of the art hydroponic farm, research, and training facility.  

STRATEGY

ADAPTIVE REUSE

Collaborating with communities to write the next chapter for underutilized historic urban spaces.

LOCAL COMMERCE

Creating Economic Drivers Through Vertically Integrated, Local Food & Retail Businesses.

INNOVATIVE GREEN SPACES

Integrating alternative Green Spaces & Food Production into the Built Environment.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

Cultivating the Nation's Youth Entrepreneurs for 21st Century Career Paths

Urban Pastoral partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton and STEM Girls for Social Good, to launch an agricultural STEM education workshop for young women in Washington, D.C.

Community PARTNERS

It is the robust network of community partners and supporters that ensures the long-term success of our developments.