Metropolitan Partnership, Ltd. is a company engaged in

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in the

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. It is notable for its bid to redevelop the

Old Post Office Pavilion The Old Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National ...

into a 245-room

Waldorf Astoria The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York. The structure, at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, is a 47-story, Art Deco landmark des ...

hotel in partnership with

Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels, resorts, and timeshare properties. Founded by Conrad Hilton in May 1919, the company is now led by Chris ...

. Among its completed projects are the redevelopment of the former headquarters of

The Washington Star ''The Washington Star'', previously known as the ''Washington Star-News'' and the ''Washington'' ''Evening Star'', was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1981. The Sunday edition was known as the ''Sunday ...

at 1101

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, Tysons International Plaza, and

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, all designed by architects

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill SOM, an initialism of its original name Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is a Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by enginee ...

History

In 1979, after completing graduate studies at

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, Cary Euwer joined

Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) is a real estate development firm in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Francis Murray Forbes of the Boston Brahmin Forbes family in 1897 as a real estate management firm. Jay Doherty purchased the company in 2 ...

in Boston, Massachusetts, where he first worked on 60 State Street. He then set up the firm's Washington, D.C. office and developed 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1983, he developed 250 West Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. In 1984, Euwer founded Metropolitan. By 1991, the firm had redeveloped the headquarters of The Washington Star at 1101

, Tysons International Plaza, and Fairfax Square. With the development of Fairfax Square, the firm forged relationships with several luxury retailers, including Tiffany & Co.,

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Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ...

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and

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. In 1998, the firm managed the retail re-positioning and construction of the ABC and Disney Studios at

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in Times Square, also with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. In 1999, the company partnered with Koll Development Company to develop office buildings for communications and technology firms in

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. In 2007, in partnership with Zaremba Group, the company developed Westchester Commons, a 900,000 square foot shopping mall in

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. In 2012, the company bid on a request for proposal from the

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to redevelop the Old Post Office Pavilion. The proposal submitted by the company included converting the building into a 245-room

hotel.

10 Light Street

In 2012, the company acquired and began the redevelopment of 10 Light Street in Baltimore, Maryland into 419 apartments. In 2015, the company secured a lease with

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for a 40,000sf Under Armour Performance Center. A penthouse unit at the property was listed for rent for $12,000 per month, the highest rents in Baltimore.

1 Light Street

The company also redeveloped 1 Light Street, adjacent to its development at 10 Light Street, into office space after signing a 155,000sf lease with M&T Bank.

Former Alex Brown Building

In 2017, the company began redevelopment of the former Alex Brown building in Baltimore, Maryland into a 170-seat restaurant called the Alexander Brown Restaurant.

References

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