St. John Properties Completes Redevelopment of Former Michael’s 8th Avenue Site
Caliber Collision and Harrison Cart Works sign leases in newly constructed flex building within Glen Burnie Business Center
BALTIMORE, MD (December 11, 2025) – St. John Properties, Inc. has signed two new leases at Glen Burnie Business Center, a seven-building business community in Anne Arundel County, cumulatively totaling more than 310,000 square feet of flex/R&D space. Caliber Bodyworks of Maryland, LLC signed a lease for 16,624 square feet and Harrison Cart Works, LLC inked a deal for 11,788 square feet. Both tenants plan to open at 132 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie, Maryland early next year. St. John Properties Leasing Representative Claire Metz represented the company in both transactions.
St. John Properties recently reimagined the business park by demolishing the former Michael’s 8th Avenue banquet hall and speculatively constructing 132 8th Avenue, a 40,560 square foot flex/R&D building. This modern facility, designed to accommodate a wide range of businesses, is St. John Properties newest flex building in the BWI business corridor.
Caliber Bodyworks, doing business as Caliber Collision, provides a full range of auto collision and glass repair and replacement services for automobiles and trucks, as well as repair, diagnostic scanning, and calibration for large volume fleets. The group operates more than 1,800 centers in 41 states, including approximately 50 in Maryland. KLNB’s Joe Mekulski and Ryan Minnehan represented the tenant in the lease.
Harrison Cart Works, which provides outdoor power equipment and golf carts to businesses and consumers, will relocate from their current Gambrills location to the new Glen Burnie facility. Founded in 2013, the company primarily serves commercial landscapers, offering a product line that includes lawn mowers, golf carts, utility vehicles, generators, and handheld power equipment such as blowers and pressure washers. Harrison Cart Works offers products for sale and rental, as well as a large state-of-the-art service facility for most makes and models. Lee & Associates’ Samantha Eckels and Kate Jordan represented the tenant in the lease.
“Glen Burnie Business Center provides the opportunity for us to place a larger and more diverse selection of inventory within our space, and it is considerably more convenient for our customers to visit than the location we are relocating from,” stated Bryan Harrison, Owner, and President of the company. “The highly-flexible building configuration perfectly suits our needs for a showroom and office space, and the outdoor layout provides better access for large trucks and trailers.”
Located off MD Route 648 (Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard) and Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie Business Center is comprised of more than 310,000 square feet of flex/R&D space and is situated approximately three miles from Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) and BWI Airport, nine miles from Baltimore City and less than 35 miles from Washington, D.C.
“The redevelopment of this property underscores St. John Properties’ ongoing commitment to enhancing our portfolio to best serve our tenants and to delivering highly functional space in one of the region’s most active commercial markets,” stated Matt Lenihan, St. John Properties’ Executive Vice President of Leasing. “Glen Burnie Business Center’s proximity to BWI Airport, I-97, and Route 2 makes it an attractive location for a wide variety of businesses.”
Founded in 1971, St. John Properties, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest and most successful privately held commercial real estate firms. The company is distinguished by its commitment to customer service, achievements in green building, and top-rated workplace culture. Throughout St. John Properties’ 54-year history, the company has developed more than 25 million square feet of flex/R&D, office, retail, and warehouse space and has investments in over 3,000 residential units. The company proudly serves more than 2,700 clients in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Utah, and Wisconsin. For more information about the company, visit www.sjpi.com.
