Crime-ridden apartments converted to TND

The crime-ridden Riverdale Apartments complex in the Middle River-Essex area of Maryland is no more. In its place, Mark Building Co. and Enterprise Homes Inc. are constructing WaterView, a Traditional Neighborhood Development of 175 single-family houses with front porches, small front yards, narrow streets, mature trees, and detached garages on alleys. Mars Super Markets is developing a commercial area in the 65-acre project laid out by Urban Design Associates of Pittsburgh. Enterprise is an organization established by the late James W. Rouse. Houses with 1,900 to 2,500 square feet start in the $160,000 range. Some with first-floor master bedrooms are being marketed to older homeowners who don’t have to walk up steps and who “don’t want to move into an apartment” but who do want to be near their children in the area.