Community Development
CSVNP joined forces with Genesee County Land Bank, LISC, and the City of Flint in 2005 to purchase Berridge Hotel and remodeled it into condominiums/lofts as a part of the overall plan to improve the 3rd Avenue corridor between the University of Michigan-Flint and Kettering University. The property is in the Carriage Town Historic District and was completed in 2008.
For more information on Berridge Place, visit the Uptown Investment website.
For more information on Berridge Place, visit the Uptown Investment website.
As the fiduciary of Central Park Neighborhood and Fairfield Village neighborhoods, CSVNP works to obtain grants that enrich the communities they work with near downtown Flint. Grants through the MSHDA NEP, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Habitat for Humanity BRAND, McFarlan Charitable Foundation, and partnerships with the City of Flint have allowed CSVNP to assist in replacing sidewalks, painting and rehabbing houses, demolishing dilapidated houses and upgrading streetlights to LED which makes our residents safer and improves their quality of life.
CSVNP pioneered the NICE Initiative (Neighborhood Investment for Community Enhancement) in 2013, and is the area's most recognizable community development project. This program started in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city; Central Park. Its proximity between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint, and its connection to the Flint Cultural Center, make the stability of this neighborhood vital to the overall success of the area. The first accomplishment of the NICE Initiative was converting the street lights to LED. Ensuring the safety and security of the area attracts homeowners, landlords, tenants, and college students. The second neighborhood to convert to LED street lights was Fairfield Village. Today, the project is being replicated throughout the city.
CSVNP pioneered the NICE Initiative (Neighborhood Investment for Community Enhancement) in 2013, and is the area's most recognizable community development project. This program started in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city; Central Park. Its proximity between Mott Community College and University of Michigan-Flint, and its connection to the Flint Cultural Center, make the stability of this neighborhood vital to the overall success of the area. The first accomplishment of the NICE Initiative was converting the street lights to LED. Ensuring the safety and security of the area attracts homeowners, landlords, tenants, and college students. The second neighborhood to convert to LED street lights was Fairfield Village. Today, the project is being replicated throughout the city.