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The Mahoning County Land Bank and YNDC have completed the construction of five more new homes in the City of Youngstown. The new homes are located in the Crandall Park, Upper West Side, and Idora neighborhoods.
These projects build off ongoing work of the City of Youngstown, Mahoning County Land Bank, and YNDC in these neighborhoods that include: neighborhood action planning, demolition, code enforcement, property acquisition, home repair, housing counseling, vacant home rehabilitation, and street tree planting. Additionally, with the support of Community Development Block Grant funding from the City of Youngstown neighborhood improvements were undertaken on new construction blocks. These improvements included replacement of broken sidewalk squares, removal of dead street trees, installation of doorbell cameras for participating residents.
The homes all have three bedrooms, at least two bathrooms, an open concept living, kitchen, and dining area, first floor laundry room, front porch, and two-car garage. Buyers are eligible for $10,000 in down payment assistance from the City of Youngstown's At Home program and up to $18,000 in additional down payment assistance may be available for eligible homebuyers through a partnership with Huntington Bank.
The new home construction is made possible by a grant award to the Mahoning County Land Bank from the Ohio Department of Development’s Welcome Home Ohio grant program. The vacant lots were assembled by the Mahoning County Land Bank. The builder for the project is Joe Koch Construction.