AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP

Southeast CDC is renovating vacant and distressed homes in neighborhoods with declining homeownership. Some properties have been vacant for many years and suffered from water and fire damage. We are turning these eyesores into high-quality homes for first-time homebuyers.

The photo (left) shows two adjacent, vacant homes that Southeast CDC purchased in 2021. One of the properties was vacant since 2008.

The photo below shows the properties after rehab. One sold to a family in 2022 and the other is under contract to sell in 2023. Southeast CDC is rehabbing three more properties on this block for homeownership.

Helping Legacy Residents Fix Up Their Homes

Southeast CDC is also helping long-term residents improve their homes. In 2022, thanks to funding from MD Department of Housing and Community Development, we replaced leaking porch roofs, shored up rotted beams, installed new windows, restored porch floors, painted formstone, and added new porch lights to 11 homes on the block across from the neighborhood’s city park. While contractors took care of the bulk of the work, neighbors came together for a painting party to create their own custom address plaque.

Says Ms. Diane, “I live off social security income, and it’s only been enough to pay my bills. My porch roof has been failing for years now. Southeast CDC fixed my roof, put in a new porch light, storm door, and more for me. They are a consistent, positive presence in our community.”