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VISION FOR VACANCY: Dirt Shop

What would you like to see fill the former dirt shop and cycle accessory store?

Along U.S. Route 1, near Hollywood Road, sits this squat brick building with a bright, purple door.

According to city information, this former dirt shop and cycle accessory store, located at 9592 Baltimore Ave., has been vacant since 2009. It's currently for sale at $669,000.

The city hopes to use some of a $75,000 state Community Legacy grant to support marketing costs to sell the property, .

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The .2-acre space is zoned for Mixed-Use-Infill, which means that whatever is developed there must promote smart growth principles, encourage efficient use of land, public facilities and area services.

A search on the state's Department of Assessments and Taxation database reveals that the building has stood there since 1950.

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Patch wants to know, what would you want to see fill this space? (And what should happen to that sweet purple door?)


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