Baltimore’s first ‘zero-energy’ development embroiled in lawsuit over unfinished work

A project that was billed as the Baltimore’s first “zero-energy” development is mired in a contract dispute as the buildings intended for revitalization stand vacant along West North Avenue. A newly filed lawsuit in federal court reveals an ongoing conflict between the project’s developer and Frankenmuth Insurance Co., which issued a $3.5 million performance bond for the contractor hired for the job. The general contractor, Modern Builders LLC, is not named as a defendant but is accused in the complaint of performing substandard work and failing to meet the project...