Patterson Park News

Developer promises lavish apartments at former Highlandtown Middle School

Since construction began last year on the 500,000-square-foot building at 101 S. Ellwood Ave., Focus Development LLC principal Shaffin Jetha has marketed the apartments as luxury units priced at a more affordable range than buildings developed near the harbor. Jetha said Tuesday that 600-square-foot “quasi-studio” units will start at $1,200 per month and the highest price will be $2,300 for a 1,450-square-foot two-bedroom, two-story unit with a loft, a den and two bathrooms.

(As reported in the Baltimore Business Journal. Click here for the full story.)

PPNA Greening Committee Update

The PPNA Greening committee wants to help you plant more trees! We’re working with Banner neighborhoods on a grant for digging tree pits first — and that will be followed by the trees! The pits will be completed this spring, and hopefully the trees will follow shortly thereafter. We are also working with neighbors who are trying to get potted trees since their block is too narrow for pits. We are looking into funding for this project. We are personally seeing to a tree being planted in front of Ginny Dobry’s former home, and contemplating a plaque or something commemorative to mark her recent passing. One very notable development to mention in the newsletter is that any resident can now request a tree — they do not have to be the property owner.  Email me for more information at greening@pattersonparkneighbors.org.

Buying a home? Get help from the Southeast CDC

The Southeast Community Development Corporation’s trained and knowledgeable housing counseling staff helps homebuyers like you navigate home buying, lending, sale contracts, incentive programs and more! Take advantage of the CDC’s FREE home buying classes, offered once a month in English and in Spanish. We also offer the home buying workshop online for a fee. Call the Southeast CDC at 410-342-3234 or visit them online at southeastcdc.org for enrollment information.

As a partner of the Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc., the CDC helps home buyers find great deals, access low-interest Healthy Neighborhoods loans and find resources for renovations. Call Kari Snyder at 410-342-3234 ext. 29 or email her at kari@southeastcdc.org for more information.

Art show benefits Ginny Dobry Fund

Local artist Kini Collins is displaying artwork at Roman’s Place on Decker Avenue in May and donating 20% of the sales to PPNA’s Ginny Dobry Fund.

Please stop by and see “LandSCRAPes” at Roman’s Place. The show’s opening reception is Tuesday, May 6 from 6:30 – 9:30pm.