at large including Vacanz
in Baltimore longer than
alive. Right. And when yo
about 15,000 vacant homes
add on top of that the ot
that we have have been ex
right? Uh we know that Ho
affordable housing is a k
when you talk about vacan
about that, the majority
properties, about 13,000
by private owners. And ev
so many vacant properties
under transformation mean
of a redevelopment plan t
to be about to be demolis
court or many of the othe
to deal with it. We have
are still in dilapidated
crime and all the negativ
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dollar housing investment
million, $9 million $39 m
that is going towards dea
an intense way, focusing
that we know have a lot o
impact investment areas t
redlining and ignored com
also have seen a lot of g
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to be able to eradicate v
be able to support commun
with our Housing Commissi
To create uh sustainable,
affordable housing for fo
that we can tackle vacant
way. And we're also now i
from our 30 day review. O
to speak, to the pro priv
who own those 13 some odd
any push or things that y
do differently in terms o
with fixing these homes t
source for the community.
what we were the focus of
about things that we can
long term. One of the thi
us speed up those process
to work with our partners
to have a separate docket
these vacant houses when
for Receivership and othe
we are taking all the leg
code enforcement and our
things that we do now, bu
strengthening them and ha
able to hold those folks
And so, um, there's some
who have spoken about the
and they feel that a lot
the city leaders who have
in their district have so
the Dollar housing plan.
like that are effective?
the matter is is that the
for it. So it's not going
And the reality is, is wh
understanding what we're
investment of opera is fo
programs that we know wor
johnson Square in east Ba
been able to invest with
and rebuild Metro, where
who are renters and makin
in the neighborhood that
houses a few years ago, b
with the work that has ha
are the kind of investmen
make. And that's what we'
to see this investment go
to, to benefit the first
Heights redevelopment pla
senior and an affordable
that used to be vacant ho
down in northeast Baltimo
chum another area where t
vacant, vacant blighted b
have homeownership right
you tackle these problems
going back to things from
honest, that you can see
that folks think, because
properties that somewhere
that program before. Abso
go um in addition to that
home ownership in the com
city specifically serving
underprivileged communiti
have access to homeowners
to be very clear about th
of the largest portions o
is in those neighborhoods
areas. Because as the per
equity law, we are now go
in on the people in the n
we left behind when you l
are there. I want folks t
go to our new website tha
into Baltimore so that yo
have to just look at your
to go and buy a house. We
that house in johnson Squ
chum in Park Heights, all
But we have the opportuni
going into those neighbor
This isn't the old days w
money and say, we're gonn
the water. No, we're buil
housing uptown downtown a
Baltimore, Southwest Balt
Baltimore Park, Northeast
And that's what we want f
We can have people moving
as well. And that goes ag
other programs that we do
right? We have home owner
folks who are buying into
the city. We're investing
of this money into our ho
benefit seniors so that t
over to the next generati
wealth building. That is
we're doing with investme
the block that will provi
renters to be able to buy
and be homeowners and act
they'll be paying $800 fo
$1,200 for rent, that's t
that we're making here an
to be a part of that. Abs
could talk directly to th
I want to be a homeowner,
is something that interes
generational wealth for m
tell them something's abo
do to start their researc
in that process, what wou
would tell them to visit
They can go to Baltimore
the Housing department's
is right there for them t
click on houses. Look at
homeownership programs, v
about buying into Baltimo
to see in a brand new web
fill out the information,
with food. We want to hel
that live Baltimore, all
at the table and the part
making home ownership a m