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Limitless, My A@#!

 


Oddly enough, the story I have for you today is probably what happens when “What Keeps a Church Alive?” and “Fear of Suburbia” intersect. 

I present the following real estate listing: 


Long & Foster listing: Real estate for sale - Commercial/Industrial: 2800 Westchester Ave Ellicott City - MD [List Price: $9,700,000] MLS #: MDBC2157828*

This 10 acres parcel is a host to a church and conference center and day camping with several buildings . 





Let’s zoom out to get the big picture. Here you see the property in question marked by red toward the center of the picture. At the bottom left is the B & O Ellicott City Station Museum. At the top right you see Hallowed Ground Garden Center and, I think, the Residences at Oella Mill.


Image from Google Maps 


A quick Google search brought up plenty of identical listings but one in particular caught my eye.


Exceptional 10-acre Land With Limitless Development Potential 


The words are from the real estate listing. (See below.)  I did not laugh out loud (it was five am and my husband was asleep) but mentally I guffawed. I may have lived here a paltry 27 years but I have yet to see any property with “limitless development potential” in Howard County. In fact, some of the limits are right there in the listing. And even when you think you have satisfied all the official Howard County requirements then there are all the local folks who come out of the woodwork to protest what you propose to do. (Our suburban families who object to more suburbia, for instance.) 

When you look at the Google image carefully you can see that there a number of single family homes around this property. One imagines that those folks will take an interest in the future of this site.

The price reduction suggests to me that the possibilities are not so limitless after all.

I have three questions:

1. What happened to the church community?

2.  What would you do with this property if possibilities truly were limitless?

3. While this says “Ellicott City” is it actually in Howard County? Note the stipulation in the listing: Buyer to verify all zoning requirements thru Baltimore County. 

I’d love to know more about the history of this place.


Village Green/Town² Comments




*PRICE REDUCTION- Seller will consider all offers. Beautiful Tract of land with Incredible Opportunity for the right Developer/Investor/Buyer. This 10 acres parcel is a host to a church and conference center and day camping with several buildings . Located just outside Old Ellicott City. Its taxed a t a commercial rate while being currently Zoned DR2 which can be developed into SFD. It may also be developed into a Senior Retirement Facility with separate villas, Cottages or a 4-5 story buildings for apt style living. Buyer to verify all zoning requirements thru Baltimore County. The site has public water and sewer. This commercial entity can remain as a church and conference center- the possibilities are endless. There are Two LEASED Towers on site and they DO NOT COVEY with the sale of the property. Do not walk on to the property without an appointment. All Appointments will need to be confirmed upon receipt of a letter from the Buyers Financial Institution. The Property is being sold AS IS.

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