ABOUT THE KORNBLATT COMPANY

Early Development

Prior to the development of St. Paul Plaza, David Kornblatt, together with Irv Blum, Willard Hackerman, Leroy Hoffberger and other limited partners, developed 25 S. Charles Street, a 270,000 square foot office building. The building plans included a 450 car aboveground parking garage designed to blend into the facade and create a safer, more appealing atmosphere for users, as well as cafeteria-style restaurants within the facility. The building was an immediate success with First National Bank of Maryland. First National, now M & T Bank Corporation, opened a branch bank operation on the ground level at Charles Street, and other high-level corporations signed up for office space. The Kornblatt Company handled the leasing and management of the property until its purchase by First National Bank of Maryland.

Bettering the Area

Always seeking to better the area in which the company does business, The Kornblatt Company purchased the former Sonneborn Building (a manufacturing facility) at the corner of Paca and Pratt Streets. Extensive renovations converted the large floor plate into open office area for private offices. The entire 270,000 square foot property was then leased to First National Bank of Maryland as an operations facility. This particular project salvaged a classic, well-constructed older building and created useful, modern office space at a more efficient cost.  Currently, University of Maryland Medical Systems occupies the entire building.

Saint Paul Plaza

When Saint Paul Plaza, a 280,000 square foot building, was completed and tenants took up residency in 1989, the corner of St. Paul and Lexington Streets took on new life. With a 900 car parking garage (not visible to the naked eye), street level shops, three distinct banks of elevators to allow for expeditious service to the area of any users office or the garage, St. Paul Plaza became a model of efficiency and style.

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