Law firm expands, renews lease in Baltimore's B&O building

As the vacancy rate in Baltimore’s central business district posts at a record 33 percent, a lease renewal at 2 N. Charles St. has prompted a sense of optimism.

The law firm of Franklin & Prokopik PC inked a deal this month to expand onto another floor and renew its lease totaling more than 37,000 square feet in the ornate, former headquarters of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

The firm has expanded at the site since it first moved in and leased just 3,500 square feet there, said Courtenay Jenkins,…