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Jamestown Renaissance reports $2 million invested, 27 homes signed for next phase of rehab program
Summary
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation staff briefed the City Council on a long-running homeowner matching program that has completed multiple phases, reporting more than $2 million invested and early sign-ups for a new phase on the North Side.
Jamestown City Council members heard a briefing on an ongoing homeowner rehabilitation program run by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation that officials say has drawn more than $2 million in investment and has 27 homes signed up for the next phase on the city’s North Side.
The update, provided during a council meeting, summarized the program’s matching-grant structure and recent activity. A staff member said the program offers a dollar-for-dollar match up to $3,000 per homeowner and that to date “there’s been 60 groups, over 725 property owners and over $2,000,000 invested.” The presentation included a cluster map that color-codes homes by condition and identified target neighborhoods for new rounds of work.
Officials told the council the program has concentrated activity in several neighborhoods. The Allen Park area and South Side were singled out; the North Side area bounded roughly from Buffalo Street to Sixth Street was described as a large target zone. Council materials cited a North Side investment total of $518,000, with homeowner contributions said to be “over 65%” of project costs and Jamestown Renaissance’s share about 35%. Program staff said they aim to do about 300 projects a year across future sections and that 27 homes have already signed up for the next phase.
The presentation also listed private and philanthropic sponsors that help fund the program, including the Lene Foundation, the Sheldon Foundation and the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Staff said maps and a packet prepared by Jamestown Renaissance are available through the organization’s office and may be posted online.
Council members and staff highlighted related neighborhood activities timed to the program: a Hands On Neighborhood volunteer event and a South Side “walkabout,” both scheduled for May 17, and a developer symposium set for April 30 at Wickerbore’s at Washington Third to promote local projects and networking among contractors, lenders and developers. Staff also said the city expects a HUD formula announcement by May 12 that may affect future federal funding allocations.
The briefing closed with staff offering office assistance to homeowners seeking program information or application materials.
The program update was informational; no formal council action on the Jamestown Renaissance grant program was recorded at this meeting.
