MANSFIELD — In 2010 Blue Door Development Group shared plans to purchase several parcels along Parker Street — with a goal to create affordable housing in Mansfield. At the time, developer William Barber told Richland Source the group’s vision included building five duplexes on Parker Street. Now, those plans are showing new signs of progress. […]
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20-duplex housing development approved for Mansfield’s south side
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council cleared the way Tuesday night for a 20-duplex housing development on the city’s south side. Local lawmakers approved rezoning 16.5 acres of the Brushwood Estates into a planned unit development classification. The area, west of South Main Street and north of Straub Road, had been zoned R-1, which only allowed […]
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Who’s working on affordable housing in Mansfield?
Editor’s Note: This is the conclusion of a five-part series about the challenges low-income renters face and potential ways to address them. The series is supported by Wayfinders Ohio. Click here for part one, here for part two, here for part three and here for part four. MANSFIELD — The new triplexes on the corner of Fourth […]