The Southeast CDC’s Neighborhood Spruce-Up program awards grants between $7,500 and $20,000 to implement public space projects that are community-driven and improve quality of life. Program Resources Project Examples Eligible Neighborhoods In 2020, the Southeast CDC Spruce-Up program expanded to all neighborhoods in the SECDC catchment area:Armistead Gardens, Baltimore Highlands, Bayview, Broening Manor, Butcher’s Hill, … Continue reading Neighborhood Spruce-Up Grants →

Library Square, a small city-owned park that bridges Fayette and Pulaski Streets between the Patterson Park and McElderry Park neighborhoods, is known today for its namesake—the Patterson Park branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library that sits at its eastern border. The area used to have another name, Belnord Square, named for the historic Belnord … Continue reading Library Square Revitalization →

The Southeast CDC helps neighbors on Healthy Neighborhood target blocks to envision, plan, and implement small block projects. Good block projects can strengthen social connections among neighbors and help build the real estate market. Southeast CDC has assisted residents with the following block projects: Library Square wall mural on the 2800 block of Pulaski Highway … Continue reading Healthy Neighborhoods Block Projects →

The Fayette Street Pocket Park project began in 2010 when the Southeast CDC was approached by residents on the 2900 and 3000 blocks of E. Fayette Street hoping to find a creative solution to the consistent illegal parking, dumping, and drainage problem on a dead-end street. With assistance from the Neighborhood Design Center, the Southeast … Continue reading Fayette Street Pocket Park →

With funds from the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative, the Southeast CDC is working with homeowners in the CARE community and Library Square area to make safety upgrades and improve neighborhood curb appeal through residential façade improvements. Improvements have included fresh paint, new front doors, security screen doors, front porch lights, new stair railings, and replacement … Continue reading Residential Façade Improvements →