Towson will have 2,500 new residences in the next few years if building plans come to fruition -- and some are already underway. Condos across from the mall. An 18-story apartment building.

Kevin Rector reports today that the housing is "a key component in a billion-dollar development boom designed to transform the Baltimore County seat into a regional hub for entertainment, shopping, dining and night life." Ed Kilcullen, president of the Greater Towson Council of Community Associations, looks forward to it but does express an anxiety:

Kilcullen worries about the housing market, "which is a big concern because there's going to be a lot of residential projects and not a lot of people buying," he said. "We don't want to have a lot of projects that are not successful sitting empty or rented out to college students ... and not attracting the type of people who we want in Towson."