Neighborhood Revitalization

Neighborhood Revitalization strengthens the City’s tax base by encouraging reinvestment in neighborhoods and in homes. Its role is to ensure the long-term competitive position of the City’s housing stock using partnerships with the public and private sectors to leverage investment in the City.

Duties

Neighborhood Revitalization is responsible for:

• Encouraging quality renovations by private rehabbers through the Shaker Renovator Program
• Working with developers to create new homes on City-owned vacant lots (view the New Housing Options page to learn more).
• Implementing the projects of Moreland Rising (learn more about the Moreland neighborhood's history).
• Encouraging community uses for City owned vacant lots

2015 Housing & Neighborhood Plan

The 2015 Housing and Neighborhood Plan provides the framework for attaining the City’s goal of “High Quality, High Functioning Neighborhoods.” There are three goals identified in the Plan:

• Attract new residents to Shaker, increase demand for houses and increase property values
• Preserve existing high quality housing stock
• Increase cohesiveness, desirability, attractiveness and stability in the neighborhoods