Anne Arundel County has officially set a long underused slice of Glen Burnie on a new path, after an agreement that took effect on March 11 shifted the county-owned 13-acre property at 7409 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard into private redevelopment as the Villages at Sawmill Creek. The plan would swap out existing county facilities, including a garage, for five four-story buildings with roughly 210 condominiums and 36 townhomes, plus new green space and stream restoration. County officials say demolition and soil remediation have to happen first, before any vertical construction can start.
According to a news release from Anne Arundel County, the county and the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation have tapped Sawmill Partners LLC to steer the redevelopment and manage the land disposition process. Anne Arundel County notes that the selection followed a competitive RFP and county council approval last year.
As outlined on the project page from AAEDC, Sawmill Partners is a local team made up of Koch Development Group, Reliable Real Estate Services, Chaney Development LLC, and Whitehall Development LLC. AAEDC reports that the concept blends for sale multi-family condominiums, two-over-two condos, and rental townhomes for a total of about 246 homes, with the exact number still subject to engineering.
The county says public money is already in play. The economic development agency secured a $300,000 State Revitalization Program grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to cover building demolition and early environmental remediation. In its release, Anne Arundel County quotes County Executive Steuart Pittman saying the project offers exactly what Glen Burnie residents and businesses have told us they want: environmental restoration, economic activity, and a well-designed residential hub.
Environment and transit
Sawmill Creek cuts directly through the site, and project materials call for planted stream buffers, reforestation, expanded woodland habitat, and upgraded stormwater controls to keep runoff out of the waterway. AAEDC notes that environmental cleanup will be overseen by the Maryland Department of the Environment through programs such as the Oil Control Program and the Voluntary Cleanup Program.
Next steps
Developers are expected to submit a concept plan to the county's Office of Planning and Zoning in the coming months, once demolition and site remediation clear the ground for design work, according to reporting on the disposition agreement. The Banner reports that the disposition agreement officially became effective on March 11, 2026.
Why it matters
The project will ultimately be judged not only on the new housing count but also on affordability and the quality of the environmental cleanup. The county's MPDU framework requires that a portion of the units be priced for lower-income households, and the area's area median income is roughly $130,300, a benchmark that shapes both eligibility and pricing. Live Baltimore provides the regional AMI figures that are used to set those affordability bands.
Local officials have cast the land transfer as a turning point in Glen Burnie's slow pivot toward transit-oriented infill. The Banner quotes AAEDC president Amy Gowan calling the agreement a milestone that moves the project from vision to implementation, and Councilwoman Allison Pickard saying the plan will revitalize an important part of Glen Burnie.
