03.24.2022

“Beating” or “Bumping the Bounds”

Have you ever heard the term “Beating the Bounds”? It was a rather weird, but practical way of remembering where property corners for a parcel of land existed and the … Continued

09.10.2021

Maryland’s Forest Conservation Act Turns 30!

  It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since the Maryland General Assembly passed the Forest Conservation Act of 1991.  This law was enacted to limit the amount … Continued

07.01.2021

Celebrating 50+1 Years of DMW

While the year 2020 will be remembered by many due to the unprecedented changes in our country and economy due to COVID-19, for Daft McCune Walker, it also brought a … Continued

06.03.2021

Legacy Project – Hayfields: Special Exceptional!

Project attorney, Scott Barhight of Whiteford Taylor Preston, liked to say that these zoning cases were “…neither special, nor exceptions..”.  That may be, but with an 18-hole golf course that … Continued

12.15.2020

Legacy Project – Mays Chapel Village & Mays Chapel North

Land Planning has been at the heart of Daft-McCune-Walker’s business since the start of the firm back in 1970, and our legacy of fine work can be seen at numerous … Continued

11.18.2020

Legacy Project – Market Square

Located just off Liberty Road inside the Frederick City limits, Daft-McCune-Walker’s award winning Market Square mixed-use development project is yet another prime example of our firm’s success in designing, developing, … Continued

10.14.2020

Legacy Project – Quarry Lake at Greenspring

The 40-acre lake and focal point of DMW’s Quarry Lake at Greenspring project began filling with water at midnight on December 31, 1999, when mining ceased, and the giant pumps … Continued

09.14.2020

DMW’s Investment in Education

Beginning in the early 1980’s with our Master Planning and Civil Design work at the McDonough School campus in Owings Mills, Daft-McCune-Walker, Inc. has been designing, developing, and delivering site … Continued

08.14.2020

Legacy Project – Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

Founded in 1853 by Moses Sheppard, the Sheppard Asylum, now known as Sheppard Pratt Health System (SPHS) is one of the oldest private psychiatric hospitals in the nation.  On December … Continued

07.01.2020

Celebrating 50 Years of DMW

Today, July 1st, 2020, marks an incredible milestone in the history of this great company. Daft-McCune-Walker officially celebrates 50 years in business as a land planning and development firm serving … Continued

05.20.2020

Legacy Project – Broadmead

In the mid-1970’s, The Stony Run Friends Meeting had a vision to transform an 81-acre Baltimore County estate into a continuing care retirement community named “Broadmead”.  They called upon the … Continued

03.16.2020

Surveyor’s Week 2020: Captain John Smith’s National Historic Trail

It’s said that surveying is both an art and science. I particularly enjoy the “art” side of the occupation. Part of our profession involves researching history and having an appreciation … Continued
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