Overview

• The state will save $326 million by abandoning renovations on nine Baltimore properties including State Center Complex, William Donald Schaefer Tower and the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building.
• An additional $250 million is expected over five years through procurement reforms, reduced vehicle purchases and termination of unused phone lines.
• Vacated offices will be replaced with commercial leases under negotiation in Baltimore’s central business district.
• Mayor Brandon Scott endorsed the plan as part of a downtown renaissance with potential for private redevelopment of vacated sites.
• The measures stem from a January order by Moore to modernize government operations in response to a persistent budget deficit.