{"id":4388,"date":"2022-05-11T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2022-05-11T16:22:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:22:14","slug":"general-services-announces-new-lease-for-the-maryland-department-of-human-services-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/2022\/05\/11\/general-services-announces-new-lease-for-the-maryland-department-of-human-services-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"General Services Announces New Lease for the Maryland Department of Human Services Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BALTIMORE, MD<\/b> \u2013 The Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) announced Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) approval of a new leased headquarters for the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) in the Baltimore Central Business District.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past year DGS has been publishing solicitations for the leasing of commercial office space in Baltimore\u2019s downtown business district for state agencies including the Departments of Health, Aging, Planning, and Budget and Management. DHS marks the first agency to fulfill their request for proposal and obtain a new leased headquarters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis new lease is the next big step to bringing nearly 3,300 state employees to downtown Baltimore,\u201d said Governor Larry Hogan. \u201cThe state will continue working to revitalize Baltimore City through initiatives like this investment in the downtown business district. A strong Maryland depends on a strong Baltimore.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DHS will be transitioning from their State-owned headquarters building located at 311 W Saratoga Street to leased space at 25 S Charles Street. The\u00a0 new location will provide a modern, efficient, safe workplace for staff to operate. The new headquarters will realize a 30% reduction in space from the current headquarters and will provide an annual reduction in operating costs to\u00a0 the agency of nearly $1.5 million. Additionally, this relocation will result in cost avoidance of\u00a0 $5.2 million in maintenance backlog expenses and capital repairs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDGS will continue to positively affect Baltimore as we proceed to move more agencies into the central business district,\u201d said DGS Secretary Ellington E. Churchill, Jr. \u201cAs the state moves forward in the repositioning of our agencies, it is my hope that others will be inspired to do the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2021, the Hogan administration <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> a plan to positively impact Baltimore City, by moving state employees from the State Center campus into the central business district. The plan intentionally seeks to absorb approximately 1 million square feet of an expanding vacancy rate in th<\/span>e central business district of 3 million square feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMoving from the historic building constructed in 1888 will improve efficiency and support Governor Hogan’s customer service promise, while providing an exceptional 21st-century work environment for our employees,\u201d said DHS Secretary Lourdes R. Padilla. \u201cEveryone stands to benefit from a fresh change of venue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 3,300 state employees who currently work in state office buildings located at the State Center and Saratoga Street campuses will relocate to more modern, efficient work spaces, allowing the state workforce to have greater access to Baltimore\u2019s amenities and businesses. The new leased office space will be influenced by DGS\u2019 new space standards and the state\u2019s new telework policies, and will signal a new model for providing service to the citizens of Maryland. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About DGS<\/b>: The Department of General Services is responsible for essential services and programs administered on behalf of the state, including procuring goods and services; designing, building, leasing, managing and maintaining facilities; leading energy conservation efforts; administering the state\u2019s Capital Grants Program; and providing essential services such as fuel management, disposition of surplus property and records management. The Department of General Services Maryland Capitol Police maintains safety and security at state buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BALTIMORE, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) announced Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) approval of a new leased headquarters for the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) in the Baltimore Central Business District.\u00a0 Over the past year DGS has been publishing solicitations for the leasing of  …Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4388"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4395,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions\/4395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}