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Thursday, July 30, 2026
On Thursday, July 30, YNDC, the City of Youngstown and project partners broke ground for 10 new homes in the Seventh Ward.
The groundbreaking was held at 3318 Sheridan Road in the Powerstown Neighborhood. Next door, YNDC is rehabilitating a home at 3310 Sheridan Road. These projects follow the completion of two new homes sold to homeowners in the Seventh Ward earlier this year.
In addition to the new homes, several other improvement projects are happening within the ward. Amber White, seventh ward councilperson, said the ceremony is representative of all the improvement happening in her ward. "I've personally have never seen so much work and investment getting done here. Between the new homes that are being built where blight used to stand and the vacant lots that are getting cleaned up, we're really improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods."
City of Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell said investments get investments. "We are a community that has battled back from blight, from hopelessness, and despair to a state of not perfection, but of progress. We are Youngstown. We understand that when we dig, we're going to find some things are going to be left over. It's not going to be perfect, but we know how to work with what we got to make it good."
YNDC is currently developing multiple models of new homes. Each new home will feature at least three bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open-concept living, kitchen and dining area, a first-floor laundry room, a front porch, and a two-car garage. The homes will be listed for sale upon completion and will include a 100 percent, fifteen-year property tax abatement on the new construction.
The project is supported by American Rescue Plan funding from the City of Youngstown. The City of Youngstown and the Mahoning County Land Banks assembled the vacant lots.