When we first visited the 1100 block of S. Syndenham Street back in the fall of 2013, we were very excited to share the news that a blighted building would get renovated and that developers would soon build two new homes. This was particularly noteworthy because at that time, the block was in horrendous condition. It featured numerous vacant lots and a number of blighted buildings as well. This was the case in spite of the fact that the surrounding blocks had seen all kinds of development.
But recent years have been kind to this block. When we checked in on the block in 2015, the aforementioned homes had been built, along with a third home on the eastern side of the block. And two more new homes were under construction. And a couple of the once blighted homes had been renovated. Visiting the block today, we see there's been more progress, and there's still more to come.
On the east side of the street, a facade has been taken off of blighted home and a rehab is ongoing. Across the street, a bunch of buildings that were vacant just a few years ago have been rehabbed, with a couple still under construction. Further north on the block, we see a bunch of new homes have been built / are under construction.
For those of you keeping track, that's eight new homes for this block in roughly three years and a bunch of rehabs as well. With a few vacant lots remaining on the block, it's safe to assume that even more construction should be happening in the next couple of years. Though there's still work taking place on the block, the transformation in such a short time is nothing short of remarkable.