Design Review Panel approves Whiting Turner headquarters redesign with added screening and landscaping

At its October meeting, the Baltimore County Design Review Panel approved a revised design for Whiting Turner’s proposed headquarters at 949 Delaney Valley Road in Towson, recommending approval consistent with the county staff report and asking that a final landscape plan be submitted during development review.

The DRP’s decision followed a focused resubmission by Whiting Turner and its design team (Gensler) that addressed three main concerns from the panel’s prior review: the multipurpose building’s proximity to Delaney Valley Road, screening of the service/loading area, and additional landscaping along Delaney Valley. County staff recommended approval while noting the final landscape plan must be reviewed at the development phase.

Nathan Both, representing Whiting Turner and the project owner, said the resubmission “addresses all the comments” from the prior DRP review and summarized design changes the team made…