Summary
A quarter of the proposed CURA district in the East End — 51 of 204 parcels — is blighted or vacant, mostly empty lots with poor sidewalks and lighting. The resolution lets CURA write a new plan to rehabilitate the area, continuing work from a 2005 plan that expired in January 2025.
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Last discussed Jul 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
$105,000 in combined CURA and Charleston Urban Works funding is already committed to producing the plan.
East End residents and property owners who'd see deteriorated properties and sidewalks addressed.
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Charleston Council authorizes East End renewal push, fire station funds
Charleston Council authorizes East End renewal push, fire station funds Charleston Gazette-Mail
City Council - Jul 20, 2026
Council authorized CURA to build a plan to fix blighted East End properties — a study flagged 38 of them near Washington Street and the Roseville Center. The goal is revitalization, more businesses, and preserving the area's historic character, with safeguards against eminent domain over owner-occupied homes.
Urban Renewal and Economic Development Committee - Jul 20, 2026
A quarter of the proposed CURA district in the East End — 51 of 204 parcels — is blighted or vacant, mostly empty lots with poor sidewalks and lighting. The resolution lets CURA write a new plan to rehabilitate the area, continuing work from a 2005 plan that expired in January 2025.
WV program that helped communities tackle abandoned buildings is running out of money | Kanawha Valley
WV program that helped communities tackle abandoned buildings is running out of money | Kanawha Valley Charleston Gazette-Mail
Abandoned buildings are crumbling across West Virginia. A state program to clean them up is out of money.
Abandoned buildings are crumbling across West Virginia. A state program to clean them up is out of money. Mountain State Spotlight
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