Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation

THE GRANDMONT ROSEDALE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS A NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE GRANDMONT ROSEDALE NEIGHBORHOODS OF NORTHWEST DETROIT. WE TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION, WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO RENOVATE VACANT HOMES, ASSIST LOCAL HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES, BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE AND VIBRANT.

GRANDMONT ROSEDALE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2022 GRANDMONT ROSEDALE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST WELL- KNOWN AND ACCOMPLISHED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DETROIT AREA. WE ORGANIZE A WIDE RANGE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY PROSPER AS A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, SHOP AND PLAY. OUR THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES INCLUDE: 1. UNDERTAKE HOUSING INITIATIVES THAT PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HOMEOWNERSHIP, ADDRESS CHRONICALLY VACANT PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 2. EMPLOY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT CATALYZE THE MARKET AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. 3. ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN COLLECTIVE ACTION TO GENERATE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. HOUSING: ONE OF OUR CORE HOUSING STRATEGIES IS TO PURCHASE, RENOVATE AND RE-SELL OR LEASE VACANT HOMES TO NEW OCCUPANTS. TO DATE, WE HAVE RENOVATED AND SOLD OVER 126 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. IN EACH CASE, WE TRANSFORMED A NEIGHBORHOOD EYESORE INTO A COMMUNITY ASSET. WE HAVE ALSO BUILT THREE NEW HOMES. IN 2022, WE FOCUSED ON GEARING UP TO BEGIN RENOVATING TWO HISTORIC APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON WEST OUTER DRIVE. RENOVATION WILL BE COMPLETE IN SUMMER 2024. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE COMPLETED 125 HOME REPAIR PROJECTS IN GRANDMONT ROSEDALE, INCLUDING FOUR THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 2022. WE HAVE ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: IN ADDITION TO HOUSING RENOVATION, GRDC ENGAGES IN COMMERCIAL RENOVATION AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT. GRDC HAS RENOVATED A FIVE-UNIT COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON GRAND RIVER, (HOME TO SEVERAL DESIRABLE SMALL BUSINESSES) AS WELL AS A CO-WORKING SPACE, (HOME TO MANY MICRO BUSINESS MEMBERS). WE ALSO PURCHASED A VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND ATTRACTED A LOCAL INDEPENDENT RESTAURATEUR, DETROIT VEGAN SOUL, WHICH OPENED A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT. IN 2022, WE CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEWEST COMMERCIAL TENANT, HM STYLE LOUNGE AND CHILL LOUNGE, A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD WATERING HOLE. IN 2022 WE RETAINED 35 MEMBERS IN OUR CO-WORKING SPACE, SERVED 75 ENTREPRENEURS WILL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOSTED 6 WORKSHOPS. IN OUR SEASONAL FARMERS' MARKET, WE HOSTED 54 SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS AND PROVIDED FREE FAMILY PROGRAMMING THROUGH 16 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN GENERAL, WE PROVIDED SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT TO OVER 180 BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. GRDC IS ALSO IN THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF 19505 GRAND RIVER, A LONG BLIGHTED AND VACANT SITE THAT WILL BECOME THE FIRST NEW CONSTRUCTION MIXED- USE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY IN OVER 30 YEARS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: GRDC ORGANIZES NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP AND BEAUTIFY VACANT LOTS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WE HAVE ORGANIZED HUNDREDS OF CLEAN-UPS, FLOWER PLANTINGS, GRAFFITI REMOVALS AND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS. IN 2022, WE BEGAN CLEANING UP THREE VACANT LOTS WHERE WE PLAN TO ADD A BUTTERFLY GARDEN, ROSE GARDEN AND "PEACE" GARDEN. WE ALSO INVOLVED THE COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FOCUS GROUPS, ADVISORY COUNCILS, ONLINE SURVEYS, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND TASK FORCES TO PLAN AND INFORM A VARIETY OF GRDC PROGRAMS INCLUDING VACANT PROPERTIES, CRIME PREVENTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.