Edward St. John Foundation Awards $50K Grant to Maryland Blended Reality Center

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies A noted Baltimore philanthropic organization has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Maryland Blended Reality Center (MBRC) in support of using new immersive technologies for education, humanitarian purposes and social change. The grant from the Edward St. John Foundation supports MBRC’s development of innovative devices and education […]

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St. John Properties Receives MDSPE ‘s Corporate Legend Award

Maryland Society of Professional Engineers (Hanover, MD. September 24, 2019) – MDSPE presented the Annual Corporate Legend Award to St. John Properties for the company’s significant contributions to the engineering profession. Founder and Chairman Edward St. John accepted the award at a ceremony September 19 at the historic Engineer’s Club. During its 48-year history, St. […]

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Edward St. John selected to national list of CRE executives

American City Business Journals |  Mark Mensheha Toby Bozzuto, CEO of the Bozzuto Group, and Edward St. John, of St. John Properties, have been selected to a national list of notable commercial real estate executives. The Business Journals’ Influencers: Commercial Real Estate spotlights 100 executives making moves in the CRE space in cities across the […]

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Baltimore Business Journal’s 2019 CEO of the Year: Edward St. John

Baltimore Business Journal  |  Melody Simmons Name: Edward St. John Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, University of Maryland Age: 81 Title: Founder and chairman Company: St. John Properties Ed St. John has a succinct way of summing up his many decades in real estate development. “I play Monopoly with real money and real buildings,” he says. “I don’t work. I […]

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Active-Learning Buildings Showcase New Teaching Philosophies

Chris Hayhurst  |  Ed Tech Magazine Colleges elevate active learning with major building and technology investments.   Assistant Director of Academic Facilities Hilary Gossett (Left) says collaboration was key to the design of the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. A new building at the University of Maryland, […]

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Did You Hear? Maryland Developer Builds Collaborative Learning at Alma Mater

Tony Wilbert  |  CoStar Maryland developer Edward St. John has developed tens of millions of square feet of commercial space, but it’s an education building at his alma mater that holds a special place in his heart. The 187,000-square-foot Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center at the University of Maryland opened in 2017, and […]

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Edward St. John Selected as BBJ’s 2019 CEO of the Year

Baltimore Business Journal  |  Jessica Iannetta Since founding St. John Properties nearly 50 years ago, Edward St. John has built the company into one of the region’s biggest developers. The Woodlawn-based company boasts a portfolio that includes 20 million square feet of commercial space, 2,500 residential units and nearly $3 billion in assets. Last year, […]

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