Whiting-Turner Brings Corporate HQ to Goucher College

Goucher College near Baltimore has struck a unique deal with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., a construction management firm that will relocate its corporate headquarters to the campus.

Whiting-Turner’s will build its corporate headquarters with the help of architect Gensler as part of a 50-year ground lease agreement, which will be a cornerstone of long-term collaboration between the two organizations.

The 150,000-square-foot office building is expected to be completed in 2028. It will include a safety-focused training center and connect Whiting-Turner and Goucher College to the surrounding Towson area, 8 miles north of Baltimore.

The facility will also introduce young adults to career opportunities in construction and design.

For the past 51 years, Whiting-Turner’s headquarters have been the Hampton Plaza Office Building on East Joppa Road in Towson.

Six months earlier, Goucher College and Edenwald Senior Living announced plans for Maryland’s first university retirement community.

It will combine cultural and educational activities through Goucher with the amenities and services of a Life Plan Community to foster lifelong learning and connection.

Whiting-Turner has been active in supporting the Baltimore area. It recently announced that it will partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore and the Baltimore Ravens to create a Hilton Recreation Center that will serve 2,000 youth annually.

In December, Whiting-Turner was part of a group that began construction for VanTrust on the 526,119-square-foot Building C at the 2.4 million-square-foot Platte International Commerce Center development in Kansas City.

Delivery is expected in July for the facility, which might be expanded to 1.1 million square feet.