Mondawmin
Named after the Indian corn god more than 200 years ago, Mondawmin is a thriving community of affordable brick row houses with large front porches and in some cases Victorian styling. Many built after World War II have wider lots then the traditional Baltimore row houses. The Greater Mondawmin communities cluster around Mondawmin Mall, the Rouse Company's pioneering urban mall which remains an exciting urban shopping venue.
In the Community The communities benefit from marvelous urban parks like Hanlon Park and Druid Hill Park, home of the Baltimore Zoo. Mondawmin is the home for Coppin State University and the Baltimore City Community College and many of Baltimore’s most active churches. The mall and many homes are in walking distance to the Mondawmin metro stop, which takes neighbors to the excitement of downtown or the many shopping and business complexes northward.
Mondawmin in the News! General Growth Properties, owner of Mondawmin Mall, recently announced negotiations with new anchors for the shopping venue, including a Target and Marshalls. Read more here.
Target Blocks
Houses located on the blocks listed below are eligible for acquisition rehab loans from the program.
- 2000 Bentalou Street, North
2100-2200 Clifton Avenue
2000-2100 Pulaski Street, North
2000 Ruxton Avenue
2000-2100 Smallwood Street, North
2100-2200 Walbrook Avenue
2000 Wheeler Avenue
2100-2300 Windsor Avenue
2700-2800 Parkwood Avenue
3000-3100 Auchentoroly Terrace
2300 Anoka Avenue
2000 Braddish Avenue
3500 Holmes Avenue
Contact Information
Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council, Inc.
Earl Arnett
2401 Liberty Heights Avenue, Suite 1026
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Phone: (410) 523-4500
Healthy Neighborhoods Data
The Greater Mondawmin HNI Target blocks have worked hard to remain stable since the inception of the initiative. An overall decrease in the median number of days houses stay on the market and an increase in the number of houses sold annually do suggest greater interest in the neighborhood. Median sales prices have held steady for the past 10 years. Although vacant and abandoned houses and foreclosures have increased, so has rehab investment activity.
On the target blocks,
- Median days on the market decreased 68%, dropping from 84 days in 2001 to 27 days in 2006. From 2005 to 2006, median days increase from 25 to 27.
- Median sales prices increased 42% from $42,250 in 2001 to $60,000 in 2006. From 2005 to 2006, median sales prices increase from $52,175 to $60,000.
- The number of houses sold annually has decreased 43% from 28 in 2001 to 40 in 2006, after a high of 50 houses in 2005.
- Rehab investments greater than $5,000 rose from 0.15% in 2001 to 1.54% in 2005 and 2006.
- Vacant and abandoned homes have increased from 4.9% in 2001 to 10.02% as of December 31, 2005. A slight decrease occurred with 8.92% of homes in 2006.
- Foreclosures have decreased from 2.93% in 2001 to 1.44% in 2006, spiking at 3.55% in 2002. Foreclosures decrease from 2.16% to 1.44% in 2005 to 2006.
A complete report with profiles and updated data on this and several other Healthy Neighborhoods is available for download.