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Tour news!
Won't you be my neighbor?
Date: Sep 2, 2011
Past tour news:
East English Village hosts home tour Sunday, Date: Tue Oct 6
English Village Home Tour!
Sunday, October 9th, 2011, 1pm - 5pm
East English Village (EEV), the Detroit neighborhood bounded by Cadieux, East Outer Drive, Mack, and Harper on the city’s upper-east side, will host its second neighborhood home tour on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The tour will highlight foreclosed homes purchased by the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) with Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds. The DLBA is investing in these properties for the purpose of maintaining the unique architectural details that have made EEV a neighborhood of choice for many years.
Attracting new residents to this Detroit neighborhood of choice is a key goal for the event. The diversity and live-ability of this community are aspects of the area that the tour points out for prospective residents. Other amenities - an active home-owner based community, good schools, quality restaurants and retail stores, specialty and general food and wine shops, and places of interest, and especially close in proximity to the beautiful Lake St. Clair and the metropolitan center are all assets of living in EEV.
The tour will offer a walk-through of four DLBA owned properties including one renovated home. Home décor showrooms such as Elegance by Design and Hagopian World of Rugs will furnish the main show house with urban chic home décor furnishing to demonstrate the design possibilities of the 1920s-1950s architecture.
Four occupied residences, well-loved and beautifully maintained, will serve as check-in and garden rest stops so that tour participants can meet current neighbors and enjoy light refreshments in their creative landscapes. By opening homes to visitors, these stops reveal the high quality and beauty of the neighborhood’s architecture and spirit. Courtesy of Nourison, an historic rug from the Kennedy White House will be on display.
The tour check-in will be located at 4240 Kensington. Shuttle buses will be available. For those interested in walking, biking or driving the three-quarter square mile neighborhood, a printed guide will direct visitors from house to house and provide other neighborhood information. A listing of homes for sale in the neighborhood and their prospective realtors will be included in tour materials so that individuals can arrange to view the properties after the tour day.
All activities are free to the public but registration is required, in advance if possible. Register online here or by phone at 313-216-1729.
The East English Village homeowners association presents this tour along with the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) and Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative (NDNI). The DLBA’s mission is to stabilize neighborhoods and stimulate economic growth through the acquisition, management and disposition of tax-reverted and acquired properties in cooperation with neighborhood stakeholders. DLBA is unmatched in its capacity to strengthen neighborhoods, and brings technical assistance for establishing neighborhood redevelopment. NDNI is a nonprofit organization working on short-term interventions to strengthen Detroit neighborhoods.
For further information, contact Helen Broughton at 313-938-9156.
Testimonials: Village Residents Love East English Village
"I moved to East English Village because a friend spoke very highly about it…the homes are beautiful, the people are great. Most of all, I love my home. I take pride in my home."
Phyllistine Brown
Outer Drive
"I chose to live in East English Village because of the quality of the housing. Living in this neighborhood is great because of the neighbors and their commitment to each other."
Michael and David Teeter
Harvard
"Coming into the neighborhood, our family noticed how every lawn was neatly kept. The neighbors care about each other along with their community. You can look at every home and see the history and culture that is instilled in every unique house."
Elaine Davis and family
Yorkshire
"I moved here because of the beautiful, well-cared for homes; the security and snow removal in the area; the close proximity to shopping and restaurants; and the diversity and friendliness of the people."
Jackie Cayton
Yorkshire
"I’ve lived in East English Village for over 20 years. Why you ask? Because it is a friendly, warm neighborhood where people know and help each other."
Charlie Zink
Yorkshire
"My husband Chris and myself moved here 23 years ago from Massachusetts. Chris was originally from Detroit. He grew up on Audabon…Living in Detroit, we were able to keep our daughter in private Catholic schools. Being strong Catholics, this was important to us…Now today we own a small Café in Detroit. There is so much opportunity living in our neighborhood. We love our neighbors and we are very hopeful for our neighborhood and the city."
Colleen Rabaut
Bishop
"I moved to East English Village because of the solid, well-built homes. My home still had all of the original kitchen cabinets, solid wood doors and fixtures. I am a native Eastsider and love the sense of community and caring we have in the neighborhood."
Marc Tirikian
Bishop
