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Improving Our Community One House at a Time

Jumpstart Germantown, a unique community development program, spearheaded by Philly Office Retail, works to revitalize the Germantown section of Philadelphia, and surrounding communities through training, mentoring, networking and providing financial resources to local aspiring developers. Jumpstart uses a collaborative approach to real estate development, emphasizing the sharing of resources and information, because we can do more together than we can do alone.

Jumpstart:

Creates opportunities for local residents to invest and develop in their neighborhoods.
Builds wealth locally.
Supports scattered-site rehabilitation (as opposed to urban renewal).
Encourages a healthy mix of affordable and market-rate housing.
Improves neighborhood safety and raises property values through blight reduction.
Helps first-time investors become more attractive to traditional lenders.
Promotes diversity, changing the face of real estate development.

We are seeking experienced or aspiring developers who are community minded and share our interest in the future of Germantown, and its adjacent communities. Jumpstarters should be committed to blight removal, creating more quality, affordable housing, and making Germantown a better place to live, work and enjoy.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's home page.

In The News

The Opposite of Gentrification, Philadelphia Citizen, April 2, 2018.
Jumpstart Germantown jumps to two more city neighborhoods, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2016.

Info

Facebook: jumpstartgermantownnetwork

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-{{toplink|url=http://phillyofficeretail.com/jumpstart-germantown/|name=phillyofficeretail.com/jumpstart-germantown}}'''Jumpstart Germantown''' {{gives}}<blockquote>''Who We Are''<br><br>Jumpstart Germantown is an initiative spearheaded by Philly Office Retail to facilitate the revitalization of the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia through high quality residential renovations. We are working to identify fellow developers who share our interest in investing in the future of Germantown. Through mentoring, networking and providing financial resources to these developers, Jumpstart Germantown will remove blight and deteriorated properties from its residential neighborhoods, making Germantown a better place to live, work and enjoy.<br><br>''Developers’ Network''<br><br>Networking is about making connections between developers and building mutually beneficial relationships. Real estate development can be a very isolating and frustrating process. By sharing resources, such as tenants, contractors, vendors and potential properties, developers, focusing on Germantown, can work together to be more productive and profitable.<br><br>Jumpstart Germantown was created with the idea that community developers are not in competition with each other. Developers are working towards a shared goal, the revitalization of Germantown and increased property values. The most effective way to revive Germantown is to create a network of free flowing ideas and resource sharing between developers of varying levels of experience. Nancy Deephouse, a developer and Germantown resident, will coordinate the Developers’ Network by hosting quarterly meetings and communicate regularly through email and social media.</blockquote>
+{{toplink|url=http://www.jumpstartgermantown.com/|name=jumpstartgermantown.com}}<blockquote>''Improving Our Community One House at a Time''</blockquote>
+'''Jumpstart Germantown''', a unique community development program, spearheaded by [[Philly Office Retail]], works '''to revitalize the [[:Category:Where-Germantown|Germantown]] section of Philadelphia, and surrounding communities  through training, mentoring, networking and providing financial resources to local aspiring developers'''. Jumpstart uses a collaborative approach to real estate development, emphasizing the sharing of resources and information, because we can do more together than we can do alone.
+Jumpstart:
+*Creates opportunities for local residents to invest and develop in their neighborhoods.
+*Builds wealth locally.
+*Supports scattered-site rehabilitation (as opposed to urban renewal).
+*Encourages a healthy mix of affordable and market-rate housing.
+*Improves neighborhood safety and raises property values through blight reduction.
+*Helps first-time investors become more attractive to traditional lenders.
+*Promotes diversity, changing the face of real estate development.
+We are seeking experienced or aspiring developers who are community minded and share our interest in the future of Germantown, and its adjacent communities.  Jumpstarters should be committed to blight removal, creating more quality, affordable housing, and making Germantown a better place to live, work and enjoy.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.jumpstartgermantown.com/ home page].
 ==In The News==
-*[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20161002_Jumpstart_Germantown_jumps_to_two_more_city_neighborhoods.html Jumpstart Germantown jumps to two more city neighborhoods], Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2016.
+*[http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/the-opposite-of-gentrification/ The Opposite of Gentrification], Philadelphia Citizen, April 2, 2018.
+*[http://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/real_estate/20161002_Jumpstart_Germantown_jumps_to_two_more_city_neighborhoods.html Jumpstart Germantown jumps to two more city neighborhoods], Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2016.
 ==Info==
 *Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/groups/jumpstartgermantownnetwork jumpstartgermantownnetwork]
-[[Category:Issue-Real_Estate]][[Category:Issue-Neighborhood_Revitalization]]
+== See Also ==
+*[[Jumpstart]]
+*[[Ken Weinstein]]
+*[[Philly Office Retail]]
+*[[Trolley Car Cafe]]
+*[[Trolley Car Diner]]
+*[[Trolly Car Station]]
+*[[Trolley Car Table Tennis Club]]
+[[Category:Issue-Real_Estate]]
+[[Category:Issue-Neighborhood_Revitalization]]
 [[Category:Does-Community_Economic_Development]]
+[[Category:Issue-Community]]
+[[Category:Teaches-Community_Development]]
+[[Category:Where-Germantown]]