SitemapConstruction equipment digging into the earth at the vacant lot at 4212 Helena Ave. marked the start of construction on three new houses there – the latest investment on the street, where Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and its partners have completed or are finishing several renovation projects.
It’s a welcome sight for Barbara Norris, who has lived all of her 63 years on Helena Avenue in the Handel’s Neighborhood. She has “put so much money into [her] house it’s unreal,” and hopes YNDC’s investment will spur her neighbors to clean up their properties.
Norris also supports YNDC’s efforts to bring new people into the neighborhood, “as long as we get good people in the houses and not riffraff.” She joined civic, business and community leaders for the groundbreaking Thursday morning. To read the full story from The Business Journal, click here.