Silo Point

Like/Dislike with Baltimore artist Lauren Boilini

2013-04-16 10:16:00

In 2006, local painter Lauren Boilini left the Midwest for graduate school in Baltimore, and she never left. She stayed to teach and become a part of the art community, and now is a painting and drawing instructor at MICA. Boilini, 29, was born in...

Despite fix, assessment blunders raise issues

2012-07-19 04:30:00

Now that the Sun has brought to light the Maryland Tax Assessment Office blunder of properly taxing property taxes for Silo Point and the Ritz Carlton Residences, maybe it is time for some law enforcement agency to look into the income of certain tax...

Baltimore condos' tax bills increase in a big way

2012-07-15 09:39:00

Two luxury condominium complexes alongside Baltimore's waterfront will have to pay nearly $2.3 million in additional property taxes this year, thanks to new assessed values that acknowledge — four years after the first residents moved in —...

Dream home: Couple puts personal touches on Perry Hall home

2012-06-21 10:15:00

Six years ago, George and Jennifer Klein were looking for the perfect spot to build a new home. They found it in a wooded lot in the Baltimore County development of The Highlands of Perry Hall. Later, in March 2007, the Kleins moved into their two-...

Tax break errors cost Baltimore millions, Sun investigation finds

2012-06-24 06:23:00

The city of Baltimore has failed to collect millions of dollars in potential revenue because of chronic errors and miscalculations in a program offering tax breaks for historic renovations, a Baltimore Sun investigation has found. The Sun documented...

Millions slip away from city as condo values set too low

2012-04-30 04:00:00

In a database with a lot of numbers, this one jumped out: $55,000. How on earth could a condo at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Residences – where author Tom Clancy owns a sprawling multimillion-dollar penthouse – have an assessed value that...

The money that slipped away

2012-04-30 14:54:27

Baltimore's property tax rate is high (that's one thing that everyone that owns a home or business in the city can agree on) so nothing makes the blood boil quite like news that someone has successfully avoided paying their fair share — except,...

At pricey condos, developers pay just hundreds in tax

2012-04-28 10:33:00

They're some of the priciest condos in the city, but they're taxed like empty lots. At the Ritz-Carlton Residences along Baltimore's Inner Harbor — where a recent sale topped $1.5 million — the tax bill for most of the condos was $1,309...

Restaurant Review: Silo.5% adds just enough substance to its style

2012-04-21 00:00:00

The setting for Silo.5% Wine Bar is Silo Point, a glamorous luxury condominium carved out of a former working grain terminal in Locust Point. The complex is surrounded by the remnants of industry, and even from the ground floor, the views of the freight...

Sources: Rawlings-Blake administration demanded Young return tickets to Ravens game

2012-01-17 12:57:00

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration asked Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young to return his tickets to the city's skybox at Sunday's Ravens game, following his criticism of the Baltimore Grand Prix, a source close to Young said. The...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

2011-10-16 16:07:00

Everything you need to know about what's going on this week. MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change) Johnny English Reborn The Mighty Macs� Paranormal Activity 3 The Three Musketeers NOTABLE TV MONDAY Talking Dead (series debut; midnight; AMC) The...

Under Armour's growth worries some neighbors

2011-10-14 12:22:00

On a sunny fall day in Locust Point, neighborhood residents are out in force. Toddlers frolic in Latrobe Park's playground as tennis players trade volleys on a nearby court. Joggers thread through narrow streets lined with Formstone facades and...

, and spilled onto the terrace for School 33 Art Center's 20th annual Lotta Art benefit. Folks who purchased the event's art ticket were guaranteed one of the 193 artworks on display, which were created and donated by local artists.

2012-04-21 00:00:00

Developer-owned condos at Silo Point were assessed for several years at $10,000 each, a tax bill of $238 apiece. In July the tab increased to $10,600 on average. Typical new assessment? About $420,000, with a pair of condos valued by the state at just over $1 million each.

2012-04-19 00:00:00

School 33's big annual fundraiser, now in its 20th year, features juried works donated by more than 175 local artists. Art ticket holders take home a work of art in a lottery-style drawing. Mystery art! 6 p.m. Saturday (drawings begin at 7:30). Silo Point, 1200 Steuart St., Locust Point.

2012-04-18 10:10:00