Closing Baltimore’s Digital Broadband Divide: Hollins House

The Hollins Market neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, is a desirable place to live and work. It takes its name from Hollins Market, the oldest public market building still in use in Baltimore, which is in the heart of the neighborhood. Hollins Market is also the location of Hollins House, a high-rise apartment building that houses seniors and people with disabilities. Most Hollins House residents qualify for Section 8 public housing vouchers, which help people with low incomes rent homes on the private market. A large number of residents are refugees or military veterans. Recently restored after an extensive renovation, the property provides secure entry, a spacious community room with a kitchen, a gym, onsite laundry, a library with computers and free internet access, and a covered patio. It also offers easy access to public transportation and medical facilities. Thanks to Project Waves, a nonprofit organization that operates as an internet service provider (ISP), residents of the multifamily housing development have access to up to 1 Gbps broadband – free.