Originally built in 1876, the Hebrew Orphans Asylum had stood vacant for years and deteriorated to the point that the building first had to be stabilized before the design team could safely survey it. Southway joined the project nearly six years before construction began, investing $250,000 in shoring, scaffolding support towers, and temporary repairs to make the historic structure safe and establish a path forward.

During preconstruction, Southway worked with multiple development teams and numerous budgets while continuing to advance the project. Once construction began, Southway provided extensive exterior shoring around all three wings before meticulously demolishing the interiors down to the perimeter walls. New steel framing was then woven into the existing masonry structure to support the new floors, along with entirely new MEP systems, masonry stairs, elevator shafts, and base building finishes.

The completed core and shell preserves the historic 1876 structure while providing a new foundation for its next chapter.

Awards: ABC Baltimore Award of Excellence; Baltimore Business Journal Best of Real Estate Perseverance Award; Baltimore Heritage Adaptive Reuse Award & Award of Special Recognition; Preservation Maryland Phoenix Award; and ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award.