YNDC and Partners Break Ground for New Homes on the East Side of Youngstown

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

YNDC, the City of Youngstown, Mahoning County Land Bank, other project partners, and supporters celebrated the groundbreaking of two new single-family homes on Mumford Circle and Liberty Road. These new homes follow the completion of four new homes on Maranatha Court and Beachwood Drive, the rehabilitation of a vacant home on Stocker Avenue, and are in addition to other neighborhood stabilization projects.

The new homes will be approximately 1,600 square feet with at least three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open-concept living, kitchen and dining area, first-floor laundry room, front porch, and two-car attached garage.

2nd Ward Councilman Jimmy Hughes said the continued development is exciting for the east side. "Every time I come over here, I just see where future development can be and should be, so I'm very excited. We're making improvements in our neighborhoods and are now continuing development in this area, and it is as it should be: neighborhoods building up other neighborhoods." Mayor Derrick McDowell said the new homes are a signal of progress happening. "The east side has not been forgotten. This is the side of town where you can believe development is happening. The east side belongs to all of us. It is a part of this city. Development comes with a process, though it may be slow, it is intentional and it is happening right here on the east side and the City of Youngstown as a whole."

This project is supported by American Rescue Plan funding from the City of Youngstown. The City of Youngstown and Mahoning County Land Banks assembled the vacant lots. The builder for these two homes is Joe Koch Construction.