Harrisburg outlines Broad Street Market rebuild, prioritizing brick building and vendors

HARRISBURG — City officials on an update at Harrisburg City Hall presented plans to rebuild the Broad Street Market campus and said the brick building — damaged in the fire — will be the first priority, with bid packages expected between June and August 2025 and construction targeted to begin Sept. 1, 2025. Mayor (name not specified) and members of the project team said the work will include accessibility upgrades, full heating and air conditioning, and fire suppression systems.

The reconstruction plan matters because the Broad Street Market is a longtime local landmark and because its vendors have been displaced since the fire. City officials said they have $8.25 million available now and are pursuing additional funding from state and other sources to complete the campus-wide work.

David Baker, a project team member who spoke at the presentation, said the team is “focusing on that first” — meaning the brick building where the fire caused a total loss — and showed renderings intended to guide design and contractor outreach. An architect from Murphy & Denton Hafer described…