The Village of Cross Keys | |
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.jpg) The Village of Cross Keys | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Baltimore |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 21210 |
| Area code | 410, 443, and 667 |
Village of Cross Keys is a privately owned upscale area of Baltimore, Maryland. It is located off Maryland Route 25 (Falls Road) between Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane, and is home to luxury condos and upscale small shops.
Baltimore financier and mall developer James Rouse, founder of The Rouse Company, purchased the Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.-designed Baltimore Country Club Golf Course near his Roland Park home for $1,700,000 in 1963, site unseen.[1] The 5,000-person village was built on the historic property in 1965. Michael D. Spear was the development director, later becoming CEO of the Rouse Company. It was the first in a series of planned communities developed by Rouse. Office space was occupied by Rouse until the company moved to its next development in Columbia, Maryland.
The retail component of the village declined with competition from Towson Town Center and The Shops at Kenilworth to the north and Harbor East to the South. The retail and office property was acquired by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation in 2012.[2][3]
The office and retail components of the property were acquired from Ashkenazy by Caves Valley Partners in 2020 and are undergoing significant leasing activity and reinvestment.[4]
- ^ Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne. City Upon a Hill. p. 53.
- ^ Mirabella, Lorraine (March 7, 2012). "Village of Cross Keys sold to retail and property investor". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Simmons, Melody (June 18, 2018). "J. Jill is the second Cross Keys retailer leaving for the Shops at Kenilworth". American City Business Journals.
- ^ Gunts, Ed (July 22, 2021). "Caves Valley Partners announces new tenants for The Village of Cross Keys, one year after buying it". Baltimore Fishbowl.