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One square inch of land in Detroit via the LOVELAND project for each dollar you inchvest, access to the online community, *PLUS* a limited edition Spaulding Court Badge for your LOVELAND account!
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12 square inches of land in Detroit, access to the online community, the Spaulding Court Badge, plus a one square inch deed with a magnifying glass will be mailed to you.
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Square inches of land in Detroit, access to the online community, the Spaulding Court Badge, plus a one square inch deed with a magnifying glass will be mailed to you. And a personal tour of Spaulding Court given by the Wise and Talented Unicorn Farmer, Jon Koller.
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Hi Leah,
If you're referring to the Section 8 program, it is unlikely that we will target units explicitly for that purpose (despite the significantly higher than market rents). Since the building's redevelopment is completely controlled by the people who live around it, our number one priority is finding good tenants to rent to.
From our perspective, society has a responsibility to care for the less fortunate and our final plans will likely include some space for groups you mention (chronically homeless, mentally ill...etc). We will not, however, sacrifice quality of life in the community by trying to pack an unmanageable crowd into close quarters. That has been the standard practice at Spaulding Court for the last 30 years.
Because the Corktown community supports the project so strongly through sweat equity, we are able to turn out units that are much nicer than the rents we'll charge. As for finding good folks, we have a waiting list about a dozen households long.
-Jon (jonkoller@gmail.com)
Friends of Spaulding Court
I would like to contribute to this, but I have a few concerns. I drive past this everyday on my way to work. I work as a social worker at the homeless shelter on MLK and Third. Are these units going to be used as low-income housing, and if so, will that really make that much of an impact on cleaning up the area? Yes I am a social worker, and I am all for more affordable housing, but I also know what type of people low-income housing is targeted for, that being the chronically homeless, mentally ill, and substance abusers (the people I work with in this neighborhood everyday). If these units are not to be used as low-income housing, who is going to want to live there? I am just being realistic.
I feel I must help others who are helping themselves +The Ice Potato told me to.