It seemed that most development proposals spark a tug-of-war battle between communities and developers, but that\u2019s not the case with Craftsmen Development LLC and their\u00a0 Townes at North Point project in North Point Village. \u00a0Not only does North Point Village Community Association president Dave Patro support the development of 108 housing units at the site of the old North Point Drive-In, he said he talked with Craftsmen president Dennis Gilligan about coming to the North Point Village area during a Wells-McComas meeting.<\/p>\n
Patro lived in Canton when it was an old area and the community was reborn when new condominiums were built. He is hoping for the same results with this development in North Point Village.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to help support the neighborhood and will help give us a facelift,\u201d Patro said. \u201cIt is better to get new houses into the community instead of seeing a factory. \u201cWe are adding to the community not subtracting. I want to see families with young kids come live here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The development was approved as a planned unit development (PUD) by the Baltimore County\u00a0 council. The next step is to hold a conference with the county and Gilligan anticipates a community input meeting will be held on his project sometime in the beginning of July. Gillian doesn\u2019t foresee\u00a0 any major opposition as Craftsmen has a good relationship with the North Point Village community. He admitted the community was concerned the 108 homes were going to be rentals, but Gilligan promised all the houses will be owned by their residents \u201cThe neighborhood has been nice to work with,\u201d Gillian said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have the community on board before we proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Craftsmen Development LLC started in 2007, but Gilligan founded his own company (Gilligan Homes and Development) in 1972. He is grateful for the opportunity to invest into North Point Village and is glad to give back to the community with a fishing pier and upgraded facilities at the park. \u201cThere are no concessions or toilet facilities,\u201d Gilligan explained. \u201cWe will extend our facilities into the park with no cost to the community or the county.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patro has been frustrated that the area has not been able to attract retail, but Gilligan\u2019s son and Craftsmens’ \u00a0Vice President \u2014 Land Development and Acquisition Conor Gilligan \u2014 believes the new development will help bring in those retail stores \u201cSt. John\u2019s Properties has the retail space and their intent is to have an AppleBee\u2019s restaurant with three to four tenants south to the Burger King that will be near our development,\u201d Conor said. Gilligan said his company is a strong believer in creating environmentally-friendly projects and hopes to find a builder with those same values. \u201cWe are a four-star green developer,\u201d Gilligan said. \u201cIt\u2019s important that our builder supports that green initiative. We want to develop North Point with that high standard.\u201d Craftsmen hopes to break ground by the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n
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