Building A Better Baltimore
The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore is your connection to everything that’s happening in Maryland’s largest business center, cultural district, and fastest-growing neighborhoods.
Explore Our WorkContinually working to ensure that the Downtown experience is safe, hospitable, and memorable.
Learn More About What We Do
Over the past year, we doubled down on services to help our members, residents, stakeholders and community partners find new ways of doing business, having fun, staying safe, and connecting amid an unprecedented global pandemic.
Read our 2020 Year in Review
Notable Projects and Initiatives
Together with Visit Baltimore, we produce Baltimore Restaurant Week. Without Downtown Partnership there would be no First Thursday’s Concerts, Charm City Circulator, or annual Monument Lighting in Mt. Vernon. We are also big proponents of the arts, supporting public art installations throughout Downtown, managing the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District, and working with property owners and local organizations to find new homes for arts and entertainment venues in Downtown Baltimore. At our core, Downtown Partnership is a membership organization that convenes, advocates, and markets Downtown Baltimore as a destination of choice for people to live, work, visit, and invest.
Explore Our WorkBaltimore Restaurant Week
Baltimore Restaurant Week is the region’s oldest and largest restaurant week promotion, featuring approximately 100 of the best dining establishments in central Maryland.
Learn MoreDowntown BOOST Program
This grant and professional development program aims to build a more equitable Downtown, one Black-owned business at a time.
Learn MoreBromo Arts and Entertainment District
Downtown Partnership and Baltimore City partnered to create the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District in 2012 as an economic development initiative to realize the area’s potential as a thriving downtown arts neighborhood.
Learn MoreCharm City Circulator
We helped launch the Charm City Circulator (CCC), a fleet of 24 free shuttles that travel four routes in the central business district of Baltimore City, as a means of reducing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions Downtown.
Learn MoreMeet Our Board of Directors
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* = Executive Committee
Mark Wasserman *
Chair RetiredZed Smith*
Vice Chair The Cordish CompaniesMark Pollak*
Secretary Ballard Spahr LLPCarrie Schreiber*
Treasurer Truist FinancialDavid M. Gillece
Emeritus Status Cushman & Wakefield of Maryland, Inc.Ally M. Amerson*
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law / City ResidentSister Helen Amos*
Mercy Medical CenterChristine D. Aspell
KPMG, LLPEdwin R. Brake*
Ellin & TuckerMark Caplan*
The Time GroupWilliam E. Carlson
Shapiro SherJeff Clary*
Grander Capital Partners, LLCTrip Deeley
StifelJennifer Driban
National AquariumDelali Dzirasa
FearlessJonathan Flesher
Beatty Development Group, LLCMarlon V. Fortineaux
RSM US LLPTerri Freeman
Reginald F. Lewis MuseumMichael Frenz
Maryland Stadium AuthorityAnthony P. Gallo
T. Rowe PriceJames E. Goodrich
Saul EwingBen Greenwald
Arrow ParkingTerri Harrington
Harrington Commercial Real EstateAntonio Hayes
Maryland State Senator - District 40Ryan Hemminger
FearlessMelodie Hengerer
Baker DonelsonBarry J. Herman
Womble Bond Dickinson LLPJohn Hermann
Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)Joseph Hovermill
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.Al Hutchinson*
Visit BaltimoreDr. Bruce E. Jarrell
University of Maryland BaltimoreMark P. Keener
Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLPCarim Khouzami*
BGELouis J. Kousouris, III *
MCB Real Estate, LLCRon Legler
France-Merrick Performing Arts Center Broadway Across AmericaLynn S. Manthy
Wells Fargo Commercial BankingJohn McCardell
PricewaterhouseCoopersAlexa Milanytch*
Chase Brexton Health Care / Downtown ResidentSharon Nevins
The Baltimore BannerJames Owens
Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanyBruce W. Panczner
Paradise Management, LLCTim Polanowski
Bay City Management Company, LLCEric Fitzgerald Reed*
VerizonJ. Thomas Sadowski
MEDCOPhylis A. Seman
CBRE Group, Inc.Onahlea Shimunek*
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace HotelDavid J. Shuster
Kramon & Graham, P.A.Ferrier R. Stillman*
TydingsC. William Struever
Cross Street Partners, LLCScott Szeliga
CohnReznick LLPColin Tarbert
Baltimore Development CorporationCharles G. "Chuck" Tildon, III
University of Maryland Medical SystemJ. MacGregor Tisdale*
First National BankStacie E. Tobin
Venable LLPBrian S. Walter*
M&T BankJuan Webster
Sagamore Pendry BaltimoreMichele L. Whelley*
M.L. Whelley Consulting, LLCJayson T. Williams
Mayson-Dixon CompaniesUpcoming Events
This free event is exclusively for DPOB Members and offers a chance to network with some of Downtown’s leaders in business, real estate, government, and more. This seasonal event is taking place at Center Plaza and will kick off our Winter in the Garden event series.
December 12 @ 5:30 pm More Info
Bring your sweetheart out for an evening in the Winter Garden at Center Plaza for seasonal fun on December 13, 2023.
December 13 @ 5:30 pm More Info
This holiday season, enjoy a spectacular Not So Silent Night dance party in Downtown’s Center Plaza in December 14 from 7-11 PM.
December 14 @ 7:00 pm More Info
A Winter Weekend with Love Event JOIN US FOR A HOLIDAY HOUSE MUSIC DANCE PARTY FEATURING A HOST OF THE BEST HOUSE MUSIC DJS IN BALTIMORE/DC: DJ OJI • CHOSEN […]
December 22 @ 8:00 pm More Info
A Winter Weekend with Love Event Come enjoy a holiday shopping extravaganza with 20+ vendors. Requesting donations of new toys, toiletries and non-perishable food. The Greenmount West Community Center Foundation […]
December 23 @ 12:00 pm More Info
During Downtown Discovery Days, several of the region’s most popular attractions offer deals and discounts on admission, giving families and visitors the opportunity to visit museums and attractions at an affordable price.
January 2, 2024 More Info
