423 East Hamburg

.....Heading East on Hamburg, the street dead ends at the south end of Federal Hill Park.   423 E. Hamburg is actually picturesque structure that originally went up as two separate house in about 1830.

Walk along the east side of 423 E. Hamburg and down the steps descending from Federal Hill to the Dickensonian sounding Grindall Street.  The new house on your right was built by an architect who refused to consider designing a home more in keeping with the unique character of the neighborhood.  It is somewhat ironic that the wonderful water view he now enjoys will be short lived, however, as one of his clients will begin construction of pier housing directly to the east will that will obscure the impressive vista somewhat.

Further to the west on the right hand side of Grindall Street are some of the first homes restored in 1975 as part of an interesting plan for renovation developed by a young group named Streuver Brothers and Eccles.  Though only in their mid-20’s, these three managed to convince the Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan Association to lend them money so they could begin work.  Spending just three months on each house, within one year they remodeled and re-sold 12 residences on Grindall.  Today, there company is one of the most successful commercial developers in Baltimore City with projects such as Tide Point, the American Can Company (Canton) and the new Phillips Seafood World Headquarters in Locust Point.