GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Area Where is the nearest post office? Located 1.8 miles from the community, at the intersection of Little Patuxent Pkwy. and Wincopin Circle, in the American City Building. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. U.S. Postal Office 10227 Wincopin Circle, suite G11 Columbia, Md. 21044. 410-381-4373 Where is the nearest grocery store? Located 2.5 miles from the community, at the intersection of Little Patuxent Pkwy & Harpers Farm Rd. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. Safeway 5485 Harpers Farm Rd. Columbia, Md. 21044 410-740-4501 Giant Food Located 2.9 miles from the community, in the Hickory Ridge Valley Center. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. 6480 Freetown Rd. Columbia, Md. 21044 410-531-3752 What is the nearest Metro/Train? Silver Spring Metro train station (www.WMATA.com) Located 18.5 miles from the community, off of US Rte 29 S., adjacent to Silver Spring Metro Plaza Below is the address and phone number for your reference. 8400 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, Md. 20910 301-495-9700 GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Where is the nearest bus stop? Howard County Commuter Transit (www.howardtransit.com) Located on Little Patuxent Parkway, and South Entrance Drive in front of our community. Below is the phone number for your reference. 410-313-3130 What bus route are we on? Red Line to the Howard Transit. Located in front of the community. Where are schools for this area located? Columbia Public Schools Elementary School: Located 1.4 miles from the community, at the intersection of Little Patuxent Pkwy and West Running Brook Rd. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. Running Brook Elementary 5215 West Running Brook Rd. Columbia, Md. 21044 (410) 313-6893 Middle School: Located 1.6 miles from the community, off of Twin Rivers Rd. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. Wilde Lake Middle School 10481 Cross Fire Lane Columbia, Maryland 21044 (410)-313-6957 High School: Located 1.4 miles from the community, off of Twin Rivers Rd. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. Wilde Lake High School 5460 Trumpeter Rd. Columbia, Maryland 21044 (410)-313-6965 GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Where is the nearest biking or walking trail? Lake Kittamaqundi Located .01 miles from the community, on Little Patuxent Pkwy. (to the right of our community) Patapsco Valley State Park is located 8.5 miles from our community. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. 8020 Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 (410)-461-5005 Where is the nearest laundry facility? Washers and Dryers are included in all of our apartment homes, however if you are in need of a laundry facility, this one is nearby: Long Reach Community Center L & R Coin Laundry 8775 Cloud Leap Court Columbia, Md. 21044 (410)-715-4499 The closest dry cleaner is located only .05 miles. Below is the address and phone number for your reference. Columbia Dry Cleaners 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy. Columbia, MD. 21044 GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Community Facilities and Amenities When are nearest fitness classes held and where? Contact Columbia Association. Below is the phone number for your reference. (410)-313-7500 Can I use all the phases’ amenities? Yes What are the hours of the amenities? Columbia Town Center offers the following amenities for you to enjoy: 24 hours for fitness center Clubhouse, Media Center, Conference Room are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, during weekdays. Weekends are, Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00PM, Sunday 1:00 PM to 5:00PM Pool hours are 11:00 AM 8:00PM (in season) How do I reserve the club room or Media Room? The Clubroom is available to rent for your personal parties and celebrations. It is available Mon – Sun, 6:00 PM – 10:00 pm. Each event can be for a maximum of 30 people, for 4-5 hours at a time and can be reserved for $300.00 (clubroom ) or $150.00 (media Room) fee and $250.00 deposit. To reserve the room, contact the leasing office and the team will provide you with the reservation contract and complete details. Where do I dispose of my trash? Columbia Town Center has trash compactors, which are located by buildings 14. (Next to the Library) Where are the recycling centers? We pride ourselves on green initiatives to care for the environment. Columbia Town Center has recycling areas located across from the compactors for disposal of newspapers, paper, plastics and cardboard. Thank you for helping us take care of the earth. What do I do with my move in boxes? It is helpful to everyone in the community if everyone breaks down all boxes and disposes of them in the recycling center. GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a How does my fob/remote work? When entering or exiting drive-up garage gate; place gate card at reader, arrow up, at gate entrance of the gate/amenity area. Where are the mail boxes located? The mail boxes for your apartment home are located on your garage level, at entrance to your building. Do you have resident activities or events? Gables Happy Place has many fun events and activities that promote a sense of community and allow opportunity for you to meet other residents. Keep up to date on all of our community gatherings in our newsletter and through eblasts. You can expect to see events such as: Pool Party, holiday party, Breakfast on the go, Veterans Day letter writing. Pet costume party. Can I have a party at the pool? Our relaxing pool areas are available for all residents and their guest to enjoy during pool hours. To ensure enjoyment for all residents at the pool, we regretfully do not permit private pool parties. Where is the best place for me to park? You may park in your assigned space issued at the time of move in or any available space outside around the community. As a reminder, handicap parking is patrolled by local law enforcement and is subject to maximum parking violation penalty. GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Conveniences How do I pay rent online? We have made paying your rent easy by setting you up with your personal on line account to the Gables Gateway. You will go to www.gables.com and click on the Resident Login key in the upper right hand corner. Select the link to set up your Gables Gateway account. This is a great way to stay connected to your management team from anywhere in the world. Additional services available on Gables Gateway include placing a service request for repairs needed in your apartment home. How do I use Gables Connect? Changing your utilities to your new address can be time consuming and a challenge, so Visit www.gablesconnect.com or call 1-866-914-0631 to transfer or set up your utilities with ease. At Gables Happy Place, you can establish your new utility service for electric, phone, cable, and internet. Where can I access WI-FI in the building? The business center, leasing office, club house lounge, and pool are WI-FI accessible for your use and convenience. This amenity is complimentary and part of your community benefits. Where is the rent drop box? When you need to pay your rent after office hours, you may drop it in the rent box located on the door down from the leasing office. GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Guests Where can my guests park? Your guest may park in any available space in our resident parking areas, around the exterior of the community. As a reminder to tell your guests that handicap parking is patrolled by local law enforcement and is subject to maximum parking violation penalty Where do my movers park? Please see office personnel. How does my guest access the garage? Visitors can only access the garage by using the call box located at the entrance to both gates. Where does the delivery person come in or do I have to meet them? Delivery people will need to use the guest call box to enter the gate to get to your apartment. In the event you are not home at the time of a delivery, the office can sign for a package. How many guests can I have with me at the amenities? We love it when you share your community with your friends and family. Two guests are welcome to join you in all of the amenity areas, however there is a fee for pool entry. How do I let friends in the gate? Your guests will contact you via the call box at the gate. You will receive a call on the phone line that you provide upon move-in when your guest dials you from the gate phone pad. If the caller is someone you wish to permit entry, press “9” on your phone’s keypad and the gate will open. GABLES 411: Columbia Town Center a Maintenance How do I submit service requests? We want placing a service request for work needed in your apartment home easy. You may contact the leasing office via phone at (410)997-6100, via email at [email protected], in person, or through Gables Gateway to place your service request. If you have not already signed up for Gables Gateway, you can go to www.gables.com and click on the Resident Login key in the upper right hand corner.