Vacants to Value, or V2V, is Mayor Blake-Rawlings's holistic approach to grow Baltimore and transform the city's vacancy. V2V facilitates reinvestment in the City’s neighborhoods by streamlining and strengthening the housing market. It supports the City’s economic development by increasing the tax base and creating jobs, preserving and producing affordable housing, providing incentives, and creating mixed income housing opportunities, while the interests of current residents are kept in mind and protected. Slowly but surely, V2V is transforming pockets of blight into thriving communities.
There are over 30,000 vacant properties in Baltimore. After decades of neglect and ineffective programs, many feel that nothing can ever change. V2V is new and novel, driven by a dedicated team. We need to change the perception of V2V and get the facts out in a clear, interesting and personal way. An authentic, truthful narrative will promote and celebrate V2V's many successes.
Christine Brown, Becky Chen, Maria Chimishkyan, Kacie Mills, Ben Sifel, Katrinna Whiting,