Hawthorne EcoVillage
Large-Scale Community Impact
The Hawthorne EcoVillage development represents shared a vision among Hawthorne neighborhood residents and leaders, community agencies and the City to respond pro-actively to area toughest issues: crime, poverty, rising foreclosure rates and vacant housing, unemployment, and overall resident health.
It is one that uses best practices in community based development, neighborhood revitalization, and sustainable green development which will create a model for more healthy, stable, and livable communities.
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| Location: | North Minneapolis (Lowry & Lyndale) |
| Project: | Redevelopment of a four-block cluster that is bounded by Lyndale Avenue on the west, Lowry Avenue on the north, 4th Street on the east, and 30th Avenue on the South. The intersection of 31st Avenue and 6th Street is at the center of the cluster. There are two commercial buildings on Lyndale, but the majority of the cluster consists of single-family, duplex and triplex structures on individual parcels. |
| Cost: | $3,373,907 |
| Partners: | Hawthorne Area Community Council, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Housing, Family Housing Fund, Northside Home Fund, Big City Builders, Neighborhood Energy Connection, Twin Cities Community Land Bank, Neighborhood Revitalization Program, Architron Architecture, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, The Home Depot Foundation is a lead funder |