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John Delaney Hubble Sr., one of the area's well-known
names in real estate and a former Baltimore city
official, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack
in his car in downtown Baltimore. The Lutherville
resident was 69.
For decades, his name was synonymous with real
estate investment, development, deals and construction
in and around the city.
"From a real estate standpoint and a professional
standpoint, he was extremely bright. He was very
savvy. He knew how to put the deals together," said
Bob Altieri, president and chief executive officer
of Carrollton Bank in Baltimore, a longtime friend.
His education in real estate came through his father,
L.L. Hubble, who founded a family real estate business
in 1919 and with whom he worked. He also was taken
under the wing of his father's colleagues.
In 1955, he married his childhood sweetheart,
the former Nancy Perrera. The couple worked side
by side in the family business, developing hundreds
of acres in Anne Arundel, Howard and Charles counties.
In the 1970s, they built, renovated and developed
condominiums in Guilford and Roland
Park .
In the 1970s, Mr. Hubble developed and built restaurant
and bar businesses in downtown Baltimore. Among
them was Pickles Pub near Oriole
Park at Camden Yards , for which he received
an architectural award from the city.
He received an award for architectural distinction
from the city for his renovation of what was first
Graul's, then Green & Fairbanks Grocery, into
the Hubble Co. offices at 2600 St. Paul St. The
building has since been sold.
Mr. Hubble had a lifelong passion for politics, and
supported both Democrats and Republicans, concerned
more with their deeds than political affiliation,
said his wife. A Mason, he was a member of St. John's
Lodge, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and the Boumi
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