“Loch Raven Overlook” will be constructed near where Tuesday’s deadly shooting occurred in Towson.
A Loch Raven Boulevard motel, long an eyesore and source of frustration in Towson, is set to be demolished next year to make way for a new apartment building that will add more than 100 reduced-price units to Baltimore County, government leaders and developers said Thursday.
Located a few blocks from the site of a deadly mass shooting Tuesday night, the $55 million project will produce 122 housing units plus a 3,000-square-foot workforce development center.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said the Days Inn by Wyndham Towson recorded more than 460 requests for service by police and emergency personnel last year, straining county resources and burdening the neighborhood. It’s near two other aging motels that officials said also have caused problems.
“The soon-to-be former Days Inn site has been a challenge for this community,” Olszewski said at a Thursday news event. “We’re turning this into a meaningful investment in public safety and an opportunity for investment in the Loch Raven corridor.”
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