Columbia

Community

Columbia is a planned community in Howard County, Maryland.  The creator and developer, James W. Rouse, designed Columbia to eliminate the inconveniences of the current subdivision design.  The population of Columbia is about 95,000, making it the larges unincorporated community in Maryland.

Columbia has a small town feel, which is attributed to The Village Concept.  Each village is comprised of several neighborhodds, all of the villages contain a shopping center, community center, recreational facilities, bike and walking paths and homes.  Four of the villages have their own interfaith center.  An interfaith center is a common worship facility, which is owned and operated by a variety of religious congregations. 

Most of the neighborhoods in Columbia contain single family homes, townhomes, condos and apartments.  In 2006, Money Magazine ranked Columbia, together with Ellicott City, #4 out of the 100 Best Places to live in the United States.

This is a link that is packed with information and pictures of the different communities in Columbia:

http://www.columbiamaryland.com

Shopping

Columbia Mall has five anchor department stores, (Nordstrom, Lord and Taylor, Sears, Macy's and JC Penney) plus over two hundred other stores and restaurants.  There is step a 14 screen AMC movie theatre available.  There are many other small centers in or near the Columbia area, they are: Anne Arundel Mills Mall, Columbia Crossing I and Ii, Dobbin Center, Ellicott City's Long Gate Shopping Center, Gateway Overlook, Snowden Square, The Village Centers also offer grocery stores, dry cleaners, liquor stores, video shops, hair and nail salons, restaurants and other small specialty stores.  The design of the community hides these centers with trees and landscaping which can make them difficult to find.  The following websites will give you more information on what is available.

http://www.arundelmills.com

http://www.columbiavillagecenters.com

http://www.themallincolumbia.com

Recreation

The following links will give you a good idea of what is available in the Columbia area:

http://www.merriweathermusic.com

http://www.co.ho.md.us/rap

http://www.columbia-md.com/colrelaxlife.html

http://www.howardcountywebsite.com/sportsandfitness.html

Real Estate

Teresa has owned real estate in Howard County and is very familiar with all of the communities.  She works seven days each week, so she can better serve her clients.  A list of a few of the communities in Howard County that you might be interested in: Village of Hickory Ridge, Village of Longreach, Village of Harper's Choice, Village of Oakland Mills, Village of Clarys Forest, Village of Kings Contrivance, Village of Owen Brown, Village of Wilde Lake, Village of Dorseys Search, Trotter's Ridge, Seneca farms, Snowden Overlook, Long Meadow, Columbia Town Center, Eckers Hollow, Barrington Woods, Patuxent Run, Carters Cove. Glenshire Towne, Braeburn, Mapleside, Kendell Ridge, Thornton Woods, Glen Oaks, Pfeiffer, Jericho, Fairway Hills, Heritage Green, Caroline Estates, Lone Tree, Huntington, Snowden Ridge, Cedar Woods, Kings Meade, Running Brook, Whitne Town Center, Allview Estates, Beech Creek, Clary's Forest, Locust Park, Atholton Manor, Cedar Acres, Stevens Forst, Sewells Orchard, The Hideway, Hickory Crest, Columbia Park, Pleasant Grove, Cross Fox, Partridge Courts, Thunder Hill, Banneker, Beaverbrook, Longfellow, Eckers Hollow, Gateway, Scarborough, Oak View Village, Swan Point, Dalton, Watermark Place, Hawthorne, The Gables, Dasher Homestead, Cedar Woods, Beechin Hills, Dickinson, Cradlerock Farm, Fieldstone, Cross Fox, Bryant Woods, Clenmons Corner, Kings Meade, The Cove, Swansfield, Swan Point, and so many more!

                                  All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed