Baltimore City · 21226
5500 CHEMICAL RD
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- Total assessment
- $15,544,100
- Land use
- Industrial (I)
- Year built
- 2019
- Last sale
- Apr 8, 1974
Assessment
| Owner | W. R. GRACE & CO. |
|---|---|
| Land use | Industrial (I) |
| Total assessment | $15,544,100 (cycle 2026) |
| Last sale | Apr 8, 1974 |
| Year built | 2019 |
| Zoning | MI |
| Vacant | — |
Permits
16| Type | Description | Cost | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| COM2024 | BFPE INTERNATIONAL WILL PROVIDE PARTS, DOCUMENTATION AND LABOR FOR THE INSTALL OF NEW NOTIFIER INSPIRE SERIES FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $19,863 | Oct 8, 2024 |
| COM2024 | MODIFY THE EXISTING FOAM FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AT THE WR GRACE MAGNAPORE FACILITY TO ACCEPT NEW AR-SFFF CONCENTRATE. AS PART OF THIS CHANGE, THE EXISTING 1,500 GALLON TANK BLADDER, PROPORTIONER AND FOAM CONCENTRATE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW. AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE REQUIRED SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS THE SYSTEM WILL BE FLUSHED TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL REMAINING CONTAMINATES FROM THE PREVIOUS CONCENTRATE. SPRINKLERS TO BE REPLACED WITH APPROVED TYPE FOR NFF-331 AR-SFFF FOAM. 310 HEADS. SPRINKLER SIZING SHOWN ON DRAWINGS AND HAVE BEEN CALCULATED PER AREA. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $150,000 | Oct 8, 2024 |
| COM2024 | MODIFY THE EXISTING FOAM FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AT THE WR GRACE OMC FACILITY TO ACCEPT NEW AR-SFFF CONCENTRATE. AS PART OF THIS CHANGE, THE EXISTING 400 GALLON TANK, PROPORTIONER AND FOAM CONCENTRATE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW. THE FOAM CONCENTRATE SUPPLY LINE AND BLADDER TANK WATER INLET LINE WILL BE REPLACED AT THE TIME OF INSTALLATION. AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE REQUIRED SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS THE SYSTEM WILL BE FLUSHED TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL REMAINING CONTAMINATES FROM THE PREVIOUS CONCENTRATE. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $275,950 | Sep 26, 2024 |
| COM2024 | MODIFY THE EXISTING FOAM FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AT THE WR GRACE HYDRO/SPHERES FACILITY TO ACCEPT NEW AR-SFFF CONCENTRATE. AS PART OF THIS CHANGE, THE TANK BLADDER, PROPORTIONER AND FOAM CONCENTRATE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW. AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE REQUIRED SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS THE SYSTEM WILL BE FLUSHED TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL REMAINING CONTAMINATES FROM THE PREVIOUS CONCENTRATE. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $250,000 | Sep 25, 2024 |
| COM2024 | REPLACE THE EXISTING SPRINKLERS (44 HEADS) ON SITE IN PREPARATION FOR A NEW FOAM SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE EXISTING TEMPERATURE AND RESPONSE TIME WILL BE THE SAME FOR THIS CHANGE. ALL NEW SPRINKLERS WILL HAVE A WHITE PAINTED FINISH FOR CORROSION INHIBITING PROPERTIES. SMALL SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING PIPE WILL BE REPLACED 1-1 WHERE SHOWN ON EACH LEVEL. NO OTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $275,950 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| COM2024 | THE EXISTING SPRINKLERS ON SITE IN PREPARATION FOR A NEW FOAM SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE EXISTING TEMPERATURE AND RESPONSE TIME WILL BE THE SAME FOR THIS CHANGE. ALL NEW SPRINKLERS (310 HEADS) WILL HAVE A WHITE PAINTED FINISH FOR CORROSION INHIBITING PROPERTIES. SMALL SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING PIPE WILL BE REPLACED 1-1 WHERE SHOWN ON EACH LEVEL. NO OTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM. AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $612,950 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| COM2024 | BFPE WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING SPRINKLERS ON SITE IN PREPARATION FOR A NEW FOAM SPRINKLER SYSTEM (247 HEADS). THE EXISTING TEMPERATURE AND RESPONSE TIME WILL BE THE SAME FOR THIS CHANGE. ALL NEW SPRINKLERS WILL HAVE A WHITE PAINTED FINISH FOR CORROSION INHIBITING PROPERTIES. | $424,964 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| COM2023 | INSTALL FIRE ALARM DEVICES AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $22,000 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| COM2023 | SUPPLY AND INSTALL MATERIAL FOR SPRINKLER MONITORING PANEL REPLACEMENTS IN BUILDINGS 146 AND 197. THE NEW SYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED WILL BE A NOTIFIER INSPIRE N16E WITH A CLSS GATEWAY COMMUNICATOR. ALL EXISTING SLC DEVICES WILL BE REPLACED ON A ONE FOR ONE BASIS (LIST OF MATERIAL FOR ALL EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALLED) AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $27,094 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| COM2020 | INSTALL (6) # SPRINKLERS, RELOCATION ( # HEADS), (44) # REPLACE SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER CODE. | $6,980 | Jul 14, 2020 |
| COM2020 | INSTALLATION OF A NEW ELECTRIC SUBSTATION, INSTALLATION OF EXTERIOR SUPPORTING STANCHIONS FOR EXISTING MECHANICAL PIPING, INSTALLATION OF NEW PUMPS AND SUPPORTING PROCESS PIPING AS PER PLANS AS PER CODE. | $3,844,000 | Jun 9, 2020 |
| USE2019 | USE PORTION OF PREMISES FOR A COMBINED HEAT & POWER PLANT FOR GENERATING 5MW ELECTRICITY AND HOT WATER FOR SITE USE. | — | Feb 20, 2020 |
| COM2019 | set 3 utility poles (digging involved) lash 15kv cable (200a) to pole line, drops from switchgear building to substation as per plans as per code. | $36,000 | Jun 11, 2019 |
| COM2018 | construct new 46' x 34' control room building, 70 l.f. new steel pipe rack, 440 s.f new cone dryer, install new ticl4 tank and thermal oxidizer along with new fire box and knockout vessel and 125 l.f. 8"-water main relocation as per plans as per code. | $2,500,000 | Jun 10, 2019 |
| COM2019 | amend permit: add contractor . extend original permit.(original permit:com2018-00245:construction of a 66'-8" x 38'-8" generator building and a 24'-4" x 19'-9" electrical building along with associated access drive, vertical exhaust stack pad, ncr pad, pipe bridge foundation, hvac pads, door pads, grading and esc measures as per plans as per code.) original permit description:(com2018-00245) construction of a 66'-8" x 38'-8" generator building and a 24'-4" x 19'-9" electrical building along with associated access drive, vertical exhaust stack pad, ncr pad, pipe bridge foundation, hvac pads, door pads, grading and esc measures as per plans as per code. | — | Feb 8, 2019 |
| COM2019 | amend permit: change contractor . extend original permit.(original permit:com2018-00245:construction of a 66'-8" x 38'-8" generator building and a 24'-4" x 19'-9" electrical building along with associated access drive, vertical exhaust stack pad, ncr pad, pipe bridge foundation, hvac pads, door pads, grading and esc measures as per plans as per code.) original permit description:(com2018-00245) construction of a 66'-8" x 38'-8" generator building and a 24'-4" x 19'-9" electrical building along with associated access drive, vertical exhaust stack pad, ncr pad, pipe bridge foundation, hvac pads, door pads, grading and esc measures as per plans as per code. | — | Feb 8, 2019 |
Violations
0No violations on record.
Inspections
0No inspections on record.
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Data freshness: city-311: 2026-07-12; city-ecb-citations: 2026-07-12; city-housing-inspections: 2026-07-12; city-permits: 2026-07-12; city-real-property: 2026-07-12; city-vbn: 2026-07-12; county-permits: 2026-07-12; sdat-properties: 2026-07-12;
Official sources: Maryland SDAT, Baltimore City permits.