The grocery anchor at Yard 56 in East Baltimore is set to go dark at the end of March, closing out a five-year run that started after the site’s 2021 opening. Streets Market, the roughly 20,000-square-foot supermarket that helped launch the Yard 56 project, is scheduled to shutter on March 31, according to reporting. The looming vacancy leaves a big footprint across from Johns Hopkins Bayview and raises fresh concerns about where nearby residents will find full-service grocery options.
According to the Baltimore Business Journal, the Streets Market at Yard 56 will close on March 31. The outlet notes the grocery has served as an anchor at the mixed-use site, and that a liquor store next door has functioned as the center’s other retail anchor.
Yard 56 and the neighborhood it served
Built on the former Pemco site, Yard 56 was pitched as a catalytic redevelopment with retail, medical offices, and hundreds of residences. The project’s marketing materials list Streets Market as a 20,000-square-foot anchor alongside LA Fitness. Yard 56 highlights the center’s proximity to Johns Hopkins Bayview and the 227 residential units tied to the development.
Why the loss matters for grocery access
Supermarket departures can reshape shopping patterns in Baltimore neighborhoods that still struggle with food access. Mapping and reporting by public-health researchers and local outlets underline the stakes. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has documented food-access disparities in the city, while Baltimore Fishbowl has shown how one new supermarket can make a measurable difference and has covered local efforts to replace missing grocers.
What comes next for the space
Who will take over a 20,000-square-foot space is now a question for Yard 56’s owner and leasing team. The site’s materials pitch the property as flexible retail suited for another full-service grocer or a multi-tenant retail lineup. Yard 56’s leasing packet lists contacts and emphasizes the center’s visibility and drive-time population, points developers often cite when hunting for replacement anchors…