Northwood Commons Renovation Marks New Era for Northeast Baltimore Community

In 2010, as David Wilson was deciding whether to leave his chancellor post at both the University of Wisconsin colleges and the University of Wisconsin–Extension to become president at Morgan State University, he visited the campus to glean exactly what he would be inheriting. When his tour reached its outer edges, he saw the state of the Northwood Commons Shopping Center across Hillen Road and was immediately disillusioned.