Lakewood’s First-Ever Habitat Home Dedicated on Dowd Avenue

A special dedication event took place at the new home on Saturday.

The journey that began a year ago to build the first-ever Habitat for Humanity home in Lakewood ended on Saturday, when the house at 2070 Dowd Avenue was dedicated. More than 60 people attended the event, including the new owner Valerie Stuart and her family. The home marked only the second time that Habitat for Humanity has built a home outside of the city of Cleveland. Construction of the home at 2070 Dowd Avenue — the same address of a home deemed a “persistent blight” and demolished in 2009 — began first, in June. A second Habitat project, at 1549 Lakewood Avenue, began in August. That home, sitting at the corner of Lakewood Avenue and Franklin Boulevard, sits at the site of a former apartment complex deemed a “nuisance” by the city …

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Lynne Hammes

1:11 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013

Lakewood is a city of homes, and adding a new one in place of a "blighted" one reinforces the community nature of this community. Bravo Habitat, Bravo Lakewood, Great good wishes to the new homeowners!   more ›

Habitat for Humanity Homes Almost Ready for Families

The homes at 2070 Dowd Avenue and 1549 Lakewood Avenue are both energy efficient and built with materials that “blend in” with their respective neighborhoods.

The construction of Lakewood’s first two Habitat for Humanity homes is almost finished. The homes will be ready for families within the next couple of months. However, these aren’t your mother’s Habitat for Humanity homes. Both of the new Habitat homes are energy efficient and built with materials that “blend in” with their respective neighborhoods. Construction of the home at 2070 Dowd Avenue — the same address of a home deemed a “persistent blight” and demolished in 2009 — began first, in June. With the exterior of the home finished, it’s the closet to completion. The only things left on the punch-list are the finishing touches.  The project at 1549 Lakewood Avenue began in August. The home, sitting at the corner of Lakewood Avenue and …

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Lakewood’s First Habitat Home Taking Shape

The walls of the arts-and-crafts-style bungalow at 2070 Dowd Avenue — the same address of a home deemed a “persistent blight” and demolished in 2009 — are all up.

Construction is well under way on an energy-efficient, 1600-square-feet Habitat for Humanity home on Dowd Avenue. It's beginning to look like a home. The walls of the arts-and-crafts-style bungalow at 2070 Dowd Avenue — the same address of a home deemed a “persistent blight” and demolished in 2009 — are all up. The project is moving along smoothly, after officials hosted a "wall-raising ceremony" last month. Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity will oversee the construction of the four-bedroom, 1600-square-feet home. But this isn’t your mother’s Habitat for Humanity. The home will use 50 percent less energy than its Birdtown neighbors, and the architectural style is aimed at “blending in” with the neighborhood. The home is expected to be…

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WATCH: Habitat for Humanity Raises Its First Wall in Lakewood

Property on Dowd Avenue is the first Habitat home built in the city; second project planned on Lakewood Avenue.

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Construction of Lakewood’s First Habitat Home Gets Under Way

Home expected to be "move-in ready" by March. Construction of the city's second Habitat home expected to begin with the next couple weeks.

Construction has begun on an energy-efficient, 1600-square-feet Habitat for Humanity home on Dowd Avenue. The foundation of the arts-and-crafts-style bungalow at 2070 Dowd Avenue — the same address of a home deemed a “persistent blight” and demolished in 2009 — was set last week. Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity will oversee the construction of the four-bedroom, 1600-square-feet home. But this isn’t your mother’s Habitat for Humanity. The home will use 50 percent less energy than its Birdtown neighbors, and the architectural style is aimed at “blending in” with the neighborhood. The construction crew will fill in the rest of the area around the foundation on Monday, and the rafter will be up by the end of the week, said Habitat site …

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