Ednor Gardens
Ednor Gardens Lakeside was once part of the 500 acre estate of General Sam Smith, Revolutionary war hero, Congressman, Senator and Mayor of Baltimore. Close by was a stone quarry and brickyard which provided material for an early generation of Baltimore row houses. The brickyard gave way to a wooden stadium in the 1920s which in turn was replaced by Memorial Stadium in 1954. The development of Ednor Gardens began after World War 1 and continued until the 1950s. The row homes are of varying styles, always contemporary for the time they were constructed.
While the neighborhood has remained owner occupied deterioration along Greenmount Avenue and the neighborhoods to the west of Ednor Gardens plus the closure of Memorial Stadium and the decline of neighborhood activism caused values to stagnate and the physical conditions of some houses to worsen. Plans for development of a new supermarket and redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium site by themselves did not seem to reinvigorate the market.
Target Blocks
Houses located on the blocks listed below are eligible for acquisition rehab loans from the program.
- 1100 E. 36th Street
3800-3900 Crestlyn Road
3600-3900 Ednor Road
3600-3900 Yolanda Road
900-1100 Andover Road
900 McKewin
900 E. 37th Street
900 Chestnut Hill
900-1500 E. 36th Street
900 North Hill Road
3600-3800 Elkader Road
360 -3900 Kimble
3600-4000 Rexmere Road
3300-3800 Alameda
3300-4000 Hillen Road
3600-4000 Loch Raven Blvd
1200-1700 E. 33rd Street
1200-1700 E. 35th Street
1200-1700 Lakeside Avenue
1200-1700 Windmere Avenues
3500 and 3900 Tivoly Avenue
3600-3800 Delverne Road
3600-3800 Monterey Road
1500 Fernley
1500 Oakridge
1500 Upshire
1500 Kennewick
1500 Tunlaw road
1500 Medford Road
1500 Greendale Road
3600-3800 Greenmount Ave (westside)
York Court #s 1,2,3
600-800 33rd Street
3300-3700 Ellerslie Ave (westside)
600-800 Melville
Ednor Gardens-Lakeside Schools
Public Schools
Elementary/Middle
Waverly - click for profile
Roland Park - click for
profile
City Neighbors Charter
School - click for profile
Maryland Academy of Technology
and Health Sciences (MATHS) Charter School
High Schools
Baltimore City College
Baltimore Polytechnic - click for profile
Western - click for profile
Baltimore
School for the Arts
- click for profile
Private Schools
Elementary/Middle
Friends School Roland Park Area
- click for profile
Park School Roland Park Area
Roland Park Country Roland Park Area
Bryn Mawr Roland Park Area
- click for profile
Gilman Roland Park Area
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Boys Latin Roland Park Area
St. Francis of Assisi
High School
Archbishop Curley
Catholic High School of Baltimore
Mercy High School - click for
profile
Friends School Roland Park Area
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Park School Roland Park Area
Bryn Mawr Roland Park Area
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Gilman Roland Park Area
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Boys Latin Roland Park Area
For explanations of test scores and other indicators, as well as helpful
links for education, click
here.
Contact Information
Greater Homewood Community Organization
Jermaine Johnson
3503 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Phone: (410) 261-3511
JJohnson@greaterhomewood.org
Angela Sriram
3503 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Phone: (410) 261-3500
asriram@greaterhomewood.org
Healthy Neighborhoods Data
Ednor Gardens was formerly a neighborhood with a stagnant housing market, flat prices, and little investment. However, since 2003, the housing market has improved significantly. Recently, both the median sale prices and the number of units sold have risen. Additionally, the median number of days on the market remains at ten days, demonstrating the area’s continued status as a “hot market”. The lack of vacant and abandoned houses supports the presence of residential confidence and willingness and ability to invest in the neighborhood.
On the target blocks,
- Median days on the market have decreased 66%, dropping from 35 days in 2001 to 12 days through the first three fourths of 2006. From 2005 to 2006, median days have increased slightly from 10 to 12.
- Median sales prices have increased 117%, rising from $78,000 in 2001 to $169,500 in 2006. From 2005 to 2006, median sales prices have continued to rise from $142,500 to $169,500.
- The number of houses sold annually has sharply increased with 159 houses in 2005 to a projected 252 in 2006.
- Rehab investment activity over $5,000 increased from 0.84% in 2003 to 1.82% in 2004. From 2005 to 2006, rehab investment declined from 1.75% to 1.26%
- Foreclosures on the target blocks rose from 1.65% in 2000 to 1.68% in 2005, after reaching a high of 3.05% in 2001. Foreclosures have declined from 1.68% in 2005 to 0.80% in the first three fourths of 2006.
A complete report with profiles and updated data on this and several other Healthy Neighborhoods is available for download (1MB Adobe Reader PDF).