"A lot of people have said to themselves they want to do something on Rec Pier," said Scott Plank, who founded real estate development firm War Horse after leaving Under Armour. "To be able to get these folks to believe in Baltimore, to believe in us and to believe in everybody in this room ... is an incredible honor for us. Look at the other places they have spots — it really puts us in a great place, both the city and us personally."