Mr. A. Rod Womack

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  www.cimgrealestate.com/history.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/16/2007    Last Visited: 12/16/2007  

  CIMG's CEO, A. Rod Womack, and a partner met at a financial workshop several years ago.

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  www.turnerdevelopment.com/press/harbornext.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/25/2006    Last Visited: 3/30/2009  

  The "green harbor" concept, enshrined in the city's master plan for the area, has already been endorsed-with certain exceptions-by two key private developers, Patrick Turner of Henrietta Corp. and A. Rod Womack of CIMG Corp.
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  WaterView Overlook is the brainchild of Rod Womack, a real-estate developer and former restaurateur, who three years ago partnered with Philadelphia-based Pennrose Development Corp. to renovate what is now called the Chateau, a mixed-income structure on Druid Park Lake Drive. Two years ago, a real-estate broker suggested that Womack take a look at a steep wooded hillside on Waterview Avenue, adjacent to Cherry Hill. "I didn't see it at first," Womack admits. "But then I drove back and saw the view . . . [and] I realized how close we were to 295 and 95. And how many places in the city can you live . . . where you could actually fish, right across the street?"
  
  Womack's zeal for the Middle Branch area is partly based on his advance sales: About half of his 119 units are committed, he says, many of them to buyers from the Washington area. When the halfway point was reached, Womack adds, he stopped preselling. Assuming 60 units priced upward of $300,000, that's at least $18 million. According to the CIMG web site, the WaterView complex will cost $35 million to create. "At first, I was a fool," Womack smiles. "And now they're saying, 'You're a visionary.'"
  
  Womack, who is African-American, acknowledges that race was probably a factor in his acquisition of the hillside, simply because potential white developers might have been leery of working so close to Cherry Hill, which is predominantly black and lower-income. Womack began courting the community even before getting his development permits. This past Dec. 9, he invited local businesses and nonprofit groups to an informal first meeting of what he calls the Harbor West Business Alliance. His agenda: strategies for "security, cleaning up the waterway, and ways to increase retail."
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  The other objection to Cao's idea comes, naturally, from Womack. Townhouses might not be a problem, Womack says, but a tower would block WaterView Overlook's raison d'être, the panoramic view. Womack says his attempts to talk business with Cao have been fruitless.
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  Womack has far better relations with fellow developer Patrick Turner, whose massive Westport project will be part of Waterview's panorama.
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  "We're pretty much on the same page as to what needs to happen to turn this area around," Womack says.

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  www.turnerdevelopment.com/press/renewal.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/26/2005    Last Visited: 3/30/2009  

  Developer A. Rod Womack has no doubts about the attraction of such water views in such a hot housing market, where he said Baltimore still seems a bargain compared with Washington prices. A water location, plus the appeal of new, spacious homes and quick access to both I-95 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway will lure Washington commuters, empty-nesters and other buyers to the shores of the Middle Branch - or "Harbor West" he said. Womack, chief executive officer of Baltimore-based CIMG Inc., is building Waterview Overlook on 10 acres along Waterview Avenue between Westport and Cherry Hill, across the street from Middle Branch Park. He plans to start selling the more than 100 townhouses and condos in two weeks, touting amenities such as a private pool, garages, a fitness center and a clubhouse.
  
  "We're trying to create a little Canton or Harbor East in Harbor West," Womack said.

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  www.turnerdevelopment.com/press/neighborhood.html - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 3/30/2009  

  Above a hillside overlooking Middle Branch Park and the Baltimore Rowing Club, developer A. Rod Womack is planning a $35 million project called Waterview Overlook with 40 luxury townhouses and 65 condominiums. Womack's Consolidated Investment & Management Group hopes to complete the project by 2006. It will include a tennis court, pool, fitness center and a clubhouse, he says.
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  Womack admits he was wary of building in Cherry Hill at first. But that was before he saw the land he would eventually purchase-and before he met Cherry Hill leaders who are working to turn the neighborhood around.
  
  He said he told a friend, "I don't know if Cherry Hill has come far enough to do this deal.
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  Cathy McClain, executive director of Cherry Hill 2000, an umbrella group of community groups, institutions and businesses, says her group supports Womack's development.
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  "Rod was very good in coming to us to tell us what he was planning. We're pleased he's bringing an expensive product to Cherry Hill to improve the economic picture for the whole neighborhood," she says, yet adding that she is concerned with protecting older homeowners from being forced out by rising property taxes.
  
  The residents of Cherry Hill, she says, have worked hard to reduce crime and build affordable housing in a neighborhood that was burdened with an absurdly high concentration of public housing-1,500 units at one time.
  
  Nevertheless, she said she understands Womack's reluctance to market the homes with the neighborhood's name.
  
  "If you call it Cherry Hill people would not come. I understand that," she says.

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  www.turnerdevelopment.com/press/2005_03_00.php - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2005    Last Visited: 4/15/2008  

  Above a hillside overlooking Middle Branch Park and the Baltimore Rowing Club, developer A. Rod Womack is planning a $35 million project called Waterview Overlook with 40 luxury townhouses and 65 condominiums.Womack's Consolidated Investment & Management Group hopes to complete the project by 2006.It will include a tennis court, pool, fitness center and a clubhouse, he says.
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  Womack admits he was wary of building in Cherry Hill at first.But that was before he saw the land he would eventually purchase-and before he met Cherry Hill leaders who are working to turn the neighborhood around.
  
  He said he told a friend, "I don't know if Cherry Hill has come far enough to do this deal.Then I walked up on one of those hills."Once he saw the view of the water and downtown, "It hit me.I saw the potential."
  
  He's been working closely with the Cherry Hill community and doesn't want any negative neighborhood image to reflect on his project.
  
  "I don't even want to attach the notion of a stigma.They have done a tremendous job to turn the neighborhood around."
  
  Cathy McClain, executive director of Cherry Hill 2000, an umbrella group of community groups, institutions and businesses, says her group supports Womack's development.
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  "Rod was very good in coming to us to tell us what he was planning.We're pleased he's bringing an expensive product to Cherry Hill to improve the economic picture for the whole neighborhood," she says, yet adding that she is concerned with protecting older homeowners from being forced out by rising property taxes.
  
  The residents of Cherry Hill, she says, have worked hard to reduce crime and build affordable housing in a neighborhood that was burdened with an absurdly high concentration of public housing-1,500 units at one time.
  
  Nevertheless, she said she understands Womack's reluctance to market the homes with the neighborhood's name.
  
  "If you call it Cherry Hill people would not come.I understand that," she says.

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  Baltimore City Paper: NEWS The Homely Middle Branch is... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/4/2004    Last Visited: 2/5/2006  

  INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Developer Rod Womack is building luxury condos adjacent to Cherry Hill.
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  The "green harbor" concept, enshrined in the city's master plan for the area, has already been endorsed-with certain exceptions-by two key private developers, Patrick Turner of Henrietta Corp. and A. Rod Womack of CIMG Corp.
  ...
  WaterView Overlook is the brainchild of Rod Womack, a real-estate developer and former restaurateur, who three years ago partnered with Philadelphia-based Pennrose Development Corp. to renovate what is now called the Chateau, a mixed-income structure on Druid Park Lake Drive.Two years ago, a real-estate broker suggested that Womack take a look at a steep wooded hillside on Waterview Avenue, adjacent to Cherry Hill."I didn't see it at first," Womack admits."But then I drove back and saw the view . . . [and] I realized how close we were to 295 and 95.And how many places in the city can you live . . . where you could actually fish, right across the street?"
  
  Womack's zeal for the Middle Branch area is partly based on his advance sales: About half of his 119 units are committed, he says, many of them to buyers from the Washington area.When the halfway point was reached, Womack adds, he stopped preselling.Assuming 60 units priced upward of $300,000, that's at least $18 million.According to the CIMG web site, the WaterView complex will cost $35 million to create."At first, I was a fool," Womack smiles."And now they're saying, ‘You're a visionary.'"
  
  Womack, who is African-American, acknowledges that race was probably a factor in his acquisition of the hillside, simply because potential white developers might have been leery of working so close to Cherry Hill, which is predominantly black and lower-income.Womack began courting the community even before getting his development permits.This past Dec. 9, he invited local businesses and nonprofit groups to an informal first meeting of what he calls the Harbor West Business Alliance.His agenda: strategies for "security, cleaning up the waterway, and ways to increase retail."
  ...
  The other objection to Cao's idea comes, naturally, from Womack.Townhouses might not be a problem, Womack says, but a tower would block WaterView Overlook's raison d'être, the panoramic view.Womack says his attempts to talk business with Cao have been fruitless.
  ...
  Womack has far better relations with fellow developer Patrick Turner, whose massive Westport project will be part of Waterview's panorama.
  ...
  "We're pretty much on the same page as to what needs to happen to turn this area around," Womack says.

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  CIMG :: Contact - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/27/2009    Last Visited: 8/27/2009  

  A. Rod Womack Chief Executive Officer arwomack@cimgrealestate.com

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  CIMG :: Executives - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/27/2009    Last Visited: 8/27/2009  

  A. Rod Womack Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Womack holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and an Associate's Degree in Business Administration. He served as President of Maryland Food Services, Inc., from 1995 to 1998, where he co-owned and successfully managed the famed Redwood Grill restaurant in downtown Baltimore. After selling his holdings in Maryland Food Services, Inc., he sought out opportunities in property investment and development. He eventually began investing in real-estate full-time, which led to the formation of Consolidated Investment & Management Group, LLC, in 1999. Today, Antonio employs his business acumen and management skills to help pave the way for the future expansion of CIMG.

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  Feature: The Homely Middle Branch is Set to Become An... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/25/2006    Last Visited: 6/25/2008  

  INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Developer Rod Womack is building luxury condos adjacent to Cherry Hill.
  ...
  The "green harbor" concept, enshrined in the city's master plan for the area, has already been endorsed-with certain exceptions-by two key private developers, Patrick Turner of Henrietta Corp. and A. Rod Womack of CIMG Corp.
  ...
  WaterView Overlook is the brainchild of Rod Womack, a real-estate developer and former restaurateur, who three years ago partnered with Philadelphia-based Pennrose Development Corp. to renovate what is now called the Chateau, a mixed-income structure on Druid Park Lake Drive.Two years ago, a real-estate broker suggested that Womack take a look at a steep wooded hillside on Waterview Avenue, adjacent to Cherry Hill."I didn't see it at first," Womack admits."But then I drove back and saw the view . . . [and] I realized how close we were to 295 and 95.And how many places in the city can you live . . . where you could actually fish, right across the street?"
  
  Womack's zeal for the Middle Branch area is partly based on his advance sales: About half of his 119 units are committed, he says, many of them to buyers from the Washington area.When the halfway point was reached, Womack adds, he stopped preselling.Assuming 60 units priced upward of $300,000, that's at least $18 million.According to the CIMG web site, the WaterView complex will cost $35 million to create."At first, I was a fool," Womack smiles."And now they're saying, ‘You're a visionary.'"
  
  Womack, who is African-American, acknowledges that race was probably a factor in his acquisition of the hillside, simply because potential white developers might have been leery of working so close to Cherry Hill, which is predominantly black and lower-income.Womack began courting the community even before getting his development permits.This past Dec. 9, he invited local businesses and nonprofit groups to an informal first meeting of what he calls the Harbor West Business Alliance.His agenda: strategies for "security, cleaning up the waterway, and ways to increase retail."
  ...
  The other objection to Cao's idea comes, naturally, from Womack.Townhouses might not be a problem, Womack says, but a tower would block WaterView Overlook's raison d'être, the panoramic view.Womack says his attempts to talk business with Cao have been fruitless.
  ...
  Womack has far better relations with fellow developer Patrick Turner, whose massive Westport project will be part of Waterview's panorama.
  ...
  "We're pretty much on the same page as to what needs to happen to turn this area around," Womack says.

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  Press | Turner Development Group - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/25/2006    Last Visited: 9/5/2008  

  The "green harbor" concept, enshrined in the city's master plan for the area, has already been endorsed—with certain exceptions—by two key private developers, Patrick Turner of Henrietta Corp. and A. Rod Womack of CIMG Corp.
  ...
  WaterView Overlook is the brainchild of Rod Womack, a real-estate developer and former restaurateur, who three years ago partnered with Philadelphia-based Pennrose Development Corp. to renovate what is now called the Chateau, a mixed-income structure on Druid Park Lake Drive.Two years ago, a real-estate broker suggested that Womack take a look at a steep wooded hillside on Waterview Avenue, adjacent to Cherry Hill."I didn't see it at first," Womack admits."But then I drove back and saw the view . . . [and] I realized how close we were to 295 and 95.And how many places in the city can you live . . . where you could actually fish, right across the street?"
  
  INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Developer Rod Womack is building luxury condos adjacent to Cherry Hill. PHOTOS BY JOHN ELLSBERRY
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  When the halfway point was reached, Womack adds, he stopped preselling.Assuming 60 units priced upward of $300,000, that's at least $18 million.According to the CIMG web site, the WaterView complex will cost $35 million to create."At first, I was a fool," Womack smiles."And now they're saying, ,You're a visionary.'"
  
  Womack, who is African-American, acknowledges that race was probably a factor in his acquisition of the hillside, simply because potential white developers might have been leery of working so close to Cherry Hill, which is predominantly black and lower-income.Womack began courting the community even before getting his development permits.This past Dec. 9, he invited local businesses and nonprofit groups to an informal first meeting of what he calls the Harbor West Business Alliance.His agenda: strategies for "security, cleaning up the waterway, and ways to increase retail."
  ...
  The other objection to Cao's idea comes, naturally, from Womack.Townhouses might not be a problem, Womack says, but a tower would block WaterView Overlook's raison d'être, the panoramic view.Womack says his attempts to talk business with Cao have been fruitless.
  ...
  Womack has far better relations with fellow developer Patrick Turner, whose massive Westport project will be part of Waterview's panorama.
  ...
  "We're pretty much on the same page as to what needs to happen to turn this area around," Womack says.

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