About Us

The Pikesville Armory Foundation is a nonprofit Maryland corporation that is managing the redevelopment of the historic Pikesville Armory, a campus of 14 acres and over 225,000 square feet in several buildings. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as “a remarkable example of 20th Century landscape and architectural composition,” the campus has sat dormant for years. The Governor's Commission on the Armory’s future led a robust community engagement process and in 2019 issued a unanimous vision: "The Pikesville Armory should be held in the public trust ... [as] a multi-use venue for recreation, arts, and other community programming, and as a spur to economic development." In 2020, the PAF was formed to make this vision a reality.

Public support from residents and elected officials for the project underscores the need for this community center and park in an underserved area of Baltimore County. Active partners in the project include the Veterans of the Pikesville Military Reservation, the 1000 Friends of Pikesville, the Greater Pikesville Recreation Council, the Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Baltimore, as well as Baltimore County Departments of Planning and Rec & Parks, Baltimore County Public Schools, the State of Maryland, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Pikesville Armory Foundation is working with Onyx Development and Seawall as its development partner. The redeveloped Armory campus will provide the community with athletic fields, cultural events, meeting and event venues, significant public art, walking paths, an accessible playground, gardens, and classrooms. This once-in-a-generation opportunity will be a catalyst for the revitalization of the Reisterstown Road corridor and become a destination for the entire region.