MCN College Heights Choice Neighborhood Plan

What is the Choice Neighborhood Initiative?

The Choice Neighborhood Plan focuses on planning for the potential redevelopment of MCN’s Crutchmer Apartments property, whose 50 homes were built approximately 50 years ago.

How would we work with the community?

When residents are genuinely at the center of a planning process, a unique outcome unfolds. Relationships become the focal point of the work. This is because for residents, planning is personal – it’s about their children, their families, their homes, their neighbors and their streets. It is about making their day-to-day lives better in real time.

Has anything been planned so far?

Nothing has been planned so far! Now that we have been awarded the grant, we need you to tell us your concerns and goals for yourself and your community. Community involvement will be essential to help shape the Plan and make sure that it reflects local wants and needs.

What is mixed-income housing?

Mixed-income housing is when people of all different income levels live in the same area in high-quality housing that is affordable for every household. People who currently have very low incomes live side-by-side with people who have moderate or higher incomes. This helps to provide access to improves overall quality of life and creates a mix of affordable housing options that better meet residents’ needs.

How much housing would be built overall and where would it go?

That would be determined through the planning process based on community input and informed by technical reports including a market study. The CN Plan would need to replace 100% of existing Crutchmer Apartments housing units as part of new mixed-income developments.