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Home to approximately 8,340 people, the Northend has a proud history as one of Detroit's historic African-American enclaves. Today, however, the Northend reflects many of the social, economic and physical challenges that many other urban communities are facing. Studio:DETROIT worked with the Vanguard Community Development Corporation (VCDC), the non-profit outreach arm of Second Ebenezer Church, one of the largest churches in Detroit, and located in the Northend neighborhood. They focused on a concentrated 4-block impact study of new neighborhood housing in the Northend community. Scope of work included designing prototype housing units for single, multi-family and/or live/work units where impact on surrounding development would be greatest and creating applicable models for the future development and design character within the context of the current neighborhood.

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