INVEST YORK ROAD UPDATES - JUNE 2023

On a monthly basis, we post a high-level summary of work that has happened with Invest York Road (IYR) over the course of the previous month so that community members can stay informed about the progress being made.

Here are updates for the month of June:

• IYR was accepted into the Brookings Institute's Buy Back the Block initiative, which is a cohort program in which we will advance our mission alongside projects in Detroit and Cleveland that are also creating community-owned commercial real estate.
• Our community engagement team tabled at the Govans Branch Enoch Pratt Free Library's Afternoon of Jazz Concert, the Kingdom Worship Center’s community day event, and at the weekly Govans Farmers Market.
• Having received a previous BRNI grant to seed an internal revolving purchase fund, IYR has submitted a BRNI grant application for this cycle.
• IYR has been assembling a team of advisors for its work, and we conducted initial advisor orientation and Q&A sessions in which we received valuable input from professional experts in the fields of commercial real estate, development, construction, finance, communications, community engagement, and more.