Packing House
The Packing House is a collaborative, adaptive-reuse project breathing new life into the last remaining factory of the Phillips Company’s food packing empire in Cambridge, MD.
Development
Cross Street Partners
General Contractor
Cross Street Partners
Design
Quinn Evans, Encore Engineering, Min Engineers, TAI Engineers., Skarda & Assoc., EHT Traceries
Financing
Reinvestment Fund, National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund (NCALL), Macoma Community Development, National Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC), US Bank, Monarch Private Capital, State of Maryland
Supporting the Rich Agricultural Legacy of Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Originally built in 1920, The Packing House once served the Phillips Packing & Seafood Company which once employed thousands of people across Maryland’s Eastern Shore. From Cambridge, the Phillips Company served as an engine of economic development and food production, supplying K and C rations to US troops during World War II and even acting as a major site in the Eastern Shore’s Civil Rights Movement. When the company closed in the 1960’s, the jobs dried up and the community suffered.
A New Chapter for a Cambridge Landmark
When Cross Street Partners met with the broader Cambridge community, we developed a collaborative vision to re-purpose the historic warehouse as a mixed-use hub supporting innovation for the region’s aquaculture and Ag-Tech industries, as well as fostering entrepreneurship across the Mid-shore.
Anchored by the Md. Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Blue Oyster Environmental, and MERGE Incubator, The Packing House houses a synergistic mix of creative entrepreneurs, food production, and retail that provides meaningful employment for the Cambridge community while promoting essential nutrition and public health programs across Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
