NEWS

‘A new downtown’: Tide turns in key battle for Highlandtown revitalization

A massive piece of commercial property sitting vacant for 15 years at a critical locationpresents a problem for those charged with revitalizing a main street business district. “Ah, they must be talking about Haussner’s,” immediately thinks anyone with a passing familiarity of Highlandtown, but it might be time for a new “ultimate challenge” in urban … Continue reading ‘A new downtown’: Tide turns in key battle for Highlandtown revitalization →

Highlandtown, Neighborhood Revitalization

Creative Placemaking: Highlandtown Main Street, Conkling Plaza

This site at Conkling Street and Eastern Avenue includes sculptural seating designed by local artists Crump & Kwash, lighting, streetscape improvements, custom hot pink trash cans and more to improve public space at Conkling Plaza in the Highlandtown Main Street retail district.

Uncategorized

$31,000 Johns Hopkins Employee Home Buying Incentive

Purchase a home within the boundaries on the map below and receive a $25,000 grant from the Southeast CDC AND a $6,000 matching grant from Johns Hopkins Live Near Your Work. $25,000 + $6,000 = $31,000! The $31,000 incentive* is available on a first come, first served basis and open to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees at: – … Continue reading $31,000 Johns Hopkins Employee Home Buying Incentive →

Stimulating Investment

Southeast CDC expands its revitalization work

Tap the phones at the Southeast Community Development Corporation and you’ll keep hearing about the good works of a wonderfully generous but mysterious person named “Bernie.” In 2014, Bernie dedicated about $750,000 toward various revitalization efforts in East Baltimore. That money is being used for redevelopment, block parties, neighborhood marketing activities, creative landscaping and more. … Continue reading Southeast CDC expands its revitalization work →

Arts

Highlandtown’s BUS garners international attention

“Artists like to explain their work, but this is a piece of work very, very easy to understand,” said Ciro Márquez, describing the new piece next to the Creative Alliance on S. East Ave. Márquez—who is part of mmmm…—a Madrid-based artist collective that also includes Eva Salmerón, Alberto Alarcón and Emilio Alarcón—was speaking about what … Continue reading Highlandtown’s BUS garners international attention →

In the Media

Highlandtown Main Street on MSNBC!

MSNBC featured Highlandtown Main Street and the Southeast CDC’s Main Street Manager Amanda Smit-Peters on its “Your Business” segment to show how Highlandtown businesses and shoppers support each other. Check out the segment here:

Community Schools

Southeast Youth Collaborative

Southeast CDC is a member of the Summer Youth Collaborative (SEYC), a network of 10 non-profit organizations in Southeast Baltimore who provide summer jobs to local teens and enrichment activities to explore different career paths and educational opportunities. If you’re a teen looking for a summer job, you can apply for employment by visiting www.youthworks.oedworks.com/.

Homeownership

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the benefit of Home Buyer Education and getting a certificate? A: Housing Counseling works. Research shows a strong correlation between housing counseling and mortgage performance. Delinquency rates for borrowers who have received counseling are 29% lower for first-time home buyers and 15% lower overall. Consumers who participate in housing counseling get individualized, objective advice … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions →

In the Media

Five new classrooms provide much-needed space for Highlandtown students

Rarely used outside the English muffin business, the phrase “nooks and crannies” was until very recently an everyday utterance for Denise Ashley, principal of Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School #237. With more than 700 students, her school was bursting at the seams, and she had students learning in every nook and cranny of the building, located at … Continue reading Five new classrooms provide much-needed space for Highlandtown students →

Stimulating Investment

Redeveloping an alley street in a transitional neighborhood? Challenge accepted!

“At the end of the day we’ll have 15 fully-rehabbed row houses where once there were only one or two that were occupied,” said Chris Ryer, director of the Southeast Community Development Corporation, which has been involved in the Duncan Square project.