“New era for Loch Raven”: Apartments proposed to replace Towson’s Days Inn [Video]

TOWSON, Md. — A plan is underway to turn Towson’s Days Inn hotel – which is being called “the source of some problems in recent years” – into a new apartment complex.

The project is called Loch Raven Overlook and would have 122 apartment units.

It’s set to be reviewed by Baltimore County on Oct. 1.

The developersnoted:

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They also said the complex will include “green initiatives” in the design, and that “the landscaped pedestrian and vehicular linkages will constitute the beginning of a new era for Loch Raven.”

The developers originally sent an application in March to build the project, which is a “planned unit development” (PUD).

A PUD is a mixed-use development that must be specially approved by the County Council.

The crossroads of Joppa and Loch Raven is a busy intersection, right off of I-695. The developers wrote that they don’t expect …