Kingsley Park 'renaissance' is coming

More than two years after the blighted Kingsley Park apartment complex in Essex was demolished, Baltimore County officials said Thursday they are in negotiations with a builder who will likely redevelop it.

Without identifying the company, county spokesman Don Mohler said only one builder fully completed the bid process for the project, viewed as the test for County Executive Jim Smith?s trademark “renaissance” plan for aging county communities. The news comes more than 38 months after the county acquired the property and more than ayear after a coalition of residents and business leaders penned guidelines for its redevelopment.