NORTH LAUREL, MD — A global pastry and bakery ingredient manufacturer has proposed building a 100,000-square-foot facility on the former Aerolab property along Route 1 that would include an apple orchard, a retail bakery and cafe.
PastryStar is eyeing the run-down building at 9580 Washington Boulevard. The property also houses other historically important buildings, but they're all in a state of disrepair, according to a county report. The 11.42-acre site sits within the corridor employment center/continuing light industrial overlay zoning district.
Preliminary ideas for the property include establishing a trellised apple orchard, so PastryStar could use the fruit in its pastry mixes. There also would be a patio, a bike rack and a pergola with outdoor seating.
The construction of a retail bakery and cafe would allow customers to stop by and purchase baked goods. PastryStar's lineup includes more than 250 bakery and pastry ingredients that range from fillings and jams to flavors, mixes, ganaches and glazes.
According to PastryStar's website, the company can trace its history back to 1865 when the Picou family established their first pastry ingredient manufacturing facility in Saint Denis, France.
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