Kleinhans Community Association

Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.

West Side Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

KCA Target Area Collaboration

15 Plymouth Avenue - Transformed to owner-occupied home

Our project aims to transform homes like this
into owner-occupied dwellings.
15 Plymouth is one of the first houses to be transformed.

Victorian home built in 1879:

Driveway
Newer Storage Shed
Lot size: 30 X 125
Good mechanical condition with copper plumbing
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
2,100 Square feet
Front and side porches
Two fireplaces with arched slate mantles
Plaster ceiling medallions
Crown moldings in parlor, hall and dining room
Open circular staircase with 1870s octagonal newel post
Hardwood floors in dining room and some bedrooms
Adjacent to Allentown and all conveniences
Up to $20,000 in subsidies available to those who are income qualified
Sizes of principal rooms:
- Parlor - 12' 8" X 13' 4"
- Dining Room - 10' 9" X 15'
- Library - 9' 9" X 15'
- Kitchen - 12' X 12'
- First Floor Bedroom/Media Room - 11' 6" X 10'

An exciting partnership has been announced between the Kleinhans Community Association (KCA), Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. (HCN) and West Side Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (WSNHS) to focus on the KCA target area of Plymouth Avenue between Hudson Street and Pennsylvania Street.

The goals of the project are to encourage home ownership and better maintenance of the block. Parts of the project will include rehabilitation and resale of homes in the neighborhood. The members of the KCA will be expected to help to market the area and homes which are being offered for sale. Several other projects are in the works to help beautify the target area and increase residents safety by reducing crime.

The overall goals of this project are:

Identification of the KCA target area of Plymouth Ave. between Hudson and Penn. Sts.
Increasing safety and security for residents of the street.
Increasing beautification initiatives including gardening efforts and litter clean-up.
Improving public infrastructure such as sidewalks and trees.
Encouraging property owners to maintain their properties.
Transforming vacant and non-owner occupied structures into owner-occupied homes.
Learn more about this exciting project and other properties in the neighborhood...

Linda Chiarenza, Executive Director of WSHNS
Cynthia Schwartz, President of HCN, and
Chris Brown, President of KCA

Kleinhans Community Association
c/o 34 Orton Place
Buffalo, NY 14201
(716) 884-1914

Major public art work/bus shelter was constructed
on the target area block in 2002 by the
Plymouth/Pennsylvania Revitalization Project
headed by Ann Angelo.
Photo credit: David F. Granville

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Last updated: 7/2003