It is located off Maryland Route 25 (Falls Road) between Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane, and is home to luxury condos and upscale small shops.

The retail component of the village declined with competition from Towson Town Center and The Shops at Kenilworth to the north and Harbor East to the South.

[2][3] The office and retail components of the property were acquired from Ashkenazy by Caves Valley Partners in 2020 and are undergoing significant leasing activity and reinvestment.

The inn initially provided overnight accommodations for travelers who transported goods to and from Baltimore; when freight and passenger traffic was diverted from the turnpike to the Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad, the inn remained a social center for local residents.

The homes in the early settlement were clapboard bungalows which housed workers who likely worked in the nearby Jones Falls Valley mills.