Mount Vernon Marketplace, a popular Baltimore food hall, will close Aug. 31 after 10 years of operation, citing challenges from COVID-19, changing work patterns, and rising operating costs.

The marketplace announced the closure in an Instagram post, saying it was unable to recover to pre-pandemic traffic and revenue levels despite years of effort.

Since 2015, the vendors at the food hall have occupied a 15,000-square-foot space at 520 Park Avenue.

Financial pressures mount

"Despite our best efforts over the past few years, we were unable to recover to economically sustainable pre-pandemic levels," the marketplace wrote in its announcement.

Mount Vernon Marketplace is one of many Baltimore food venues that closed recently .

Dominic Wiker, vice president and director of development

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