Rock Island, IL Urban Homestead Program turns blighted properties into affordable homes

Rock Island, IL Urban Homestead Blighted Property Homes

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Rock Island first piloted the program with a 15th Street property purchased at auction. An environmental survey and abatement preceded a whole-home rehabilitation project. This overhaul included new wiring, upgraded appliances, and exterior repairs. Project costs were covered by federal housing funds and the rehabilitated home was sold at an affordable price. City officials want the program to follow this approach for two properties per year, thus expanding the affordable housing stock.

Land Use Planning / Development Low-income Housing Pilot / POC Affordable Housing

Rock Island, IL

Municipality in Illinois

United States

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Urban Homestead Program

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Rock Island launches pilot Homestead Program to fix up blighted neighborhoods | Politics and elections | qctimes.com

Rock Island has launched an effort to bring back an affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization initiative that died out in the 1990s.

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