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They Built New Housing in East St. Louis. Now They Need People to Buy Into Their Vision
April 2024
"Jackie Joyner-Kersee's refusal to give up on her hometown has had a ripple effect. But will it be enough to change a long-neglected city's fortunes?"
'This is the beginning': Nonprofit breaks ground on new subdivision in East St. Louis
November 2022
“What we are trying to do, and what we're striving to do, is to make this neighborhood into a thriving neighborhood, by transforming one property, one person at a time,"
Nonprofit announces expected completion date for East St. Louis subdivision with $300K homes
November 2022
"It is planned for the corner of North 25th and Gross streets. Lansdowne Up officials said Monday that some of the three-bedroom homes will be finished within the next few months, in early 2023.."
Forum Drone Views New, $300K Homes Subdivision in East St. Louis
October 2022
"Green said he had just received a phone call from a 72-year-old woman in Seattle who had recently sold her home and wants to move back to her home town. She was flying in the following week to pick out her home site. “There are people who want to retire here,” he said."
New Illinois State Police Metro East Regional Headquarters announced in East St. Louis
September 2022
"Lansdowne UP’s stated mission is to transform Lansdowne, East St. Louis, into a thriving neighborhood, ensuring the neighborhood is clean and beautiful while also providing jobs, workforce development, and housing for those who call East St. Louis home."
East St. Louis nonprofit plans to build new subdivision, other developments
March 2022
"Cultivating a community of residents in East St. Louis to love each other, God, and their neighborhood is among the goals of a new nonprofit. Lansdowne Up aims to create a faith-based economic revival in East St. Louis—starting with a new housing project."
Non-profit aims to revamp East St. Louis with new housing
March 2022
“We're really doing it one person, property, at a time," said Kevin Green, director of administration. The non-profit hires people from the community to do the lawn work and take care of other needs.