Fort Meade / BWI (prime, ~$30/sqft/yr) is one of 5 Baltimore Class A submarkets we track.

• Fort Meade / BWI sits at prime tier.
• Average rent $30/sqft/yr vs city average 30.
• Compared submarkets: Downtown (established), Harbor East (trophy), Johns Hopkins / Eastern (prime).

TL;DR

• Fort Meade / BWI sits at prime tier.
• Average rent $30/sqft/yr vs city average 30.
• Compared submarkets: Downtown (established), Harbor East (trophy), Johns Hopkins / Eastern (prime).

Side-by-side with peers

**Downtown** (established, $28/sqft/yr) — Legacy CBD with adaptive reuse pipeline. **Harbor East** (trophy, $36/sqft/yr) — Post-2010 mixed-use trophy submarket. **Johns Hopkins / Eastern** (prime, $28/sqft/yr) — Healthcare and research corridor. **Columbia / Howard County** (prime, $28/sqft/yr) — Master-planned suburban Class A.

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

What other submarkets compete with Fort Meade / BWI in Baltimore?

Downtown, Harbor East, Johns Hopkins / Eastern

Related

• Fort Meade / BWI — submarket overview
• Baltimore — full city profile
• Baltimore submarkets — all
• Fort Meade / BWI — Rents
• Fort Meade / BWI — Tenants
• Fort Meade / BWI — Transit
• Fort Meade / BWI — Amenity

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Class A Atlas Editorial Desk — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

• CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
• JLL Office Insight — JLL
• Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
• Savills World Research — Savills
• Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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