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Rock Glen Apartments - September 2008

A Quiet Haven of Good-Neighbor Values

If you’ve passed through the community of Westgate, just to the east of Catonsville, you’ve probably noticed the Rock Glen Apartments.

Set back from winding, wooded suburban streets, the apartment complex was built in 1964 and has maintained a quiet, dignified presence in the community ever since.

A multi-building complex of 242 apartments stretching around the juncture of North Rock Glen Road and  North Chapel Gate Lane,  the apartments offer a solid list of amenities for a moderate rent level: spacious floor plans with parquet floors or wall to wall carpet… abundant closet space…and a patio or balcony for each apartment.  All apartments include individually controlled heating and air conditioning and 24-hour monitored security coverage. Each building is Internet and cable-ready, and equipped with laundry facilities and free on-site parking. Unlike many managed properties, Rock Glen even accepts small pets.

Despite a change in ownership in 2002 when the property was purchased by Continental Realty Corporation (www.crcrealty.com), Property Manager Cheryl Miller will tell you that stability is the most descriptive word for Rock Glen Apartments. She has held her position for the past 18 years, and was a tenant of Rock Glen herself for 12 years.

Listen to her and you’ll hear her ongoing investment in the property. Her on-site crew is responsible not only for leasing the apartments, but also for the pristine groundskeeping and 24-hour on-call maintenance. They have added a steady procession of upgrades: new balconies, painting, and concrete work; updated kitchen fixtures and new appliances.

So dedicated is their service, in fact, that Rock Glen’s management has steadily won high resident satisfaction ratings over the past years (as polled by an outside company).

Despite the steady stream of improvements, and despite the rollercoaster property values of the past few years, Rock Glen rents have remained stable…likely a factor in the very low turnover rate among the tenants, says Ms. Miller. “We have a lot of long-term residents,” she says, “People who’ve been here twenty or more years.”

 “We like to say it’s country living in the city,” she says. “You’re off the main road in a wooded neighborhood, overlooking the treetops – it’s like being in the country, but you’re close to 695, shopping, schools, bus lines, and Baltimore City. The area has everything you need – shops, banks, stores – as they say, it’s location, location, location!”

While Rock Glen is new to the Catonsville Chamber of Commerce, apartment personnel have maintained a strong good neighbor policy for years. “We’ve contributed to the Catonsville food drives and Food Bank, and Habitat for Humanity,” says Ms. Miller. “We feel it’s important to give back to our community.”

She is simply thrilled to be participating in the Chamber now. “We love you, we love being here,” she says with a broad smile. “We’re excited about being a part of the Chamber and we’re looking forward to being active members.”

The Rock Glen Apartments are just one of Continental Realty Corporation’s 24 residential properties, five more of which are located in the Greater Catonsville area. To view Rock Glen or any of Continental Realty Corporation’s other properties or to apply online, see www.crcrealty.com.