Cheswolde is located in Northwest Baltimore zip code 21209.

Cheswolde is located in Northwest Baltimore zip code 21209.

                                        

This lovely neighborhood is made up of many different type of homes like 2719 Cheswolde Rd, Baltimore, Maryland 21209 which came to me as an ActiveRain Referral.

 In many ways, Cheswolde is a typical Baltimore neighborhood. Located in the northwest part of Baltimore City. Cheswolde is a mixture of single-family detached homes and garden apartments, most built in the mid-20th century.

                                                              

 Even so, the history of Cheswolde goes back to the early 1800's when land north of Western Run (a small river) was owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

A house said to have been Carroll's hunting lodge still stands at the northwest corner of Greenspring Avenue and Cross Country Boulevard.  In the first half of the 19th Century a grist mill operated near there on the Western Run. Later it was converted to snuff mill and operated until damaged by a flood in 1868.

By 1915, acreage called Cheswolde Farms had been laid out and subdivided. Cheswolde was annexed to Baltimore City in 1918, but there was little growth until the 1940's when active building began that extended through the 1960's. The remaining open land in this neighborhood of hills will remain undeveloped as it lies in the Western Run floodplain.

As late as the 1950's, an airfield and flight school operated in the northwest corner of the Cheswolde community. But in recent years, that 250 acre land parcel has been developed as townhouses, garden apartments and condominiums.

The charms of Cheswolde are indeed easy to see. Part of zip code 21209, this neighborhood has the wonderful look and feel of a settled community with mature trees and flower-filled gardens.

 If you decide to take a walk, camera in hand, these are some of the houses in and around Cheswolde.

  

     

  

   This house on Taney Road was a double challenge to sell – it was an unusual shape and style, having been designed by the architect/owner, and the condition inside made it an "as is" sale.  The new owners added a lot more space, completely changing its look.

  

        

 

 

 We have plenty of variety in Cheswolde, including the "Clone-onials" that Baltimore loves so much, like this one above. This ''McMansion'' used to be two small houses! Now it dwarfs its next door neighbor.

Since I did a blog on"Pop Up "homes , there have been plenty of changes that illustrate some good advice: If you love your location, there is no reason to move. Make the house the way you want it, or raze it and build from scratch.

If you are thinking of selling your home in the Cheswolde area, I may already have the buyer. Give me a call at 410-530-2400

                              Cheswolde is located in northwest Baltimore zip code 21209.

The Towers Condo in Baltimore Has an Updated Lobby..3031 Fallstaff Rd. 21209

 The Towers Condo in Baltimore Has an Updated Lobby..

We all know when we have a property listed the photos need to be fresh and updated. You don't want to have four feet of snow showing in the summer time or a picture of the pool in the December unless you have photos of all the seasons. You want to keep the listing fresh.

Today, I went to show my listing at 3031 Fallstaff Rd, Unit 102C in The Towers located in the

Charming Cheswolde Neighborhood of Baltimore, MD 21209

It is a perfect size ....

 Not Too Big... Not Too Small..  

  The lobby has recently been updated after twenty years and it looks lovely. The design committee did an outstanding job from the new carpet, new furniture to the accessories with a musical theme. Take a look at the before and after photos and let me know what you think.

         


     
                           

     

           Below is lobby before the update. Quite a difference!

           

 Everyone loves the new lobby and it adds elegance to this special condo located at 3031 Fallstaff Rd 21209. You can see interior photos of this perfect sized 2 bedroom terrace level condo with large open patio.

  For more information or to tour Unit 102C in The Towers...

 Please call me 410-530-2400

Charming Cheswolde Neighborhood in Baltimore, MD 21209

Charming Cheswolde Neighborhood in Baltimore, MD 21209

Cheswolde is a charming neighborhood in Baltimore, MD.

Actually, Baltimore has long been known as a city of neighborhoods. LiveBaltimore.com, a nonprofit organization that promotes living in Baltimore City, has information on many of the 225 neighborhoods that make up this wonderfully diverse city.

Before Baltimore City annexed part of Baltimore County in 1918, Cheswolde was a small area that was home to the hunting lodge of Charles Carroll of Carrolton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

For many decades, Cheswolde remained a sleepy suburb, and it was not until the building boom times of the 1940s and 1950s that many of the homes here today were built. Where the Curtis-Wright Airfield once operated a flight school into the 1950s, now there are single family homes (old and new), townhouses, garden apartments and condos. Today, Cheswolde is a charming mixture and one of my favorite Baltimore neighborhoods. But maybe that's also because it's my neighborhood, too!

You know that I love to list and sell homes in Cheswolde. For years I have walked the quiet streets and watched as houses come and go and also figured out They Are Not Making Anymore Land in Baltimore 21209

Cheswolde offers many properties that combine a country-like setting with near-to-everything convenience, like the modern residences at Heather Ridge on Red Cedar Place. Not far away on Fallstaff Road, The Towers Condominium also offers carefree living that is walking distance to shopping.

Charming Cheswolde Neighborhood in Baltimore, MD 21209

If a single family home with one-floor living is your preference, we have that, too, in homes like this custom contemporary brick rancher. This home is in a settled neighborhood with the mature trees and carefully tended gardens that show how much people enjoy the living here.

In fact, for some people it's a life-long experience. A couple of years ago I sold a home for a charming 85-year-old lady who had lived in Cheswolde literally since the day she was born, in that house that her father built, and in the same room that later became her bedroom.

I've enjoyed the charms of Cheswolde for many years, and I know that it is one of Baltimore's finest neighborhoods.