h. Woodward East Renaissance, Detroit, MI and Assoc. Below is sketch suggesting how renovated Vicionan houses might blend with new houshig‘Twenty architects donated their time to help Detroit's Woodward East community set up design standards and get inancing fo rehabilitate Victorian homes in the noorheod. Architects are seen meeting with community leaders and preservatianists uring three Gay retreat Unlike most urban redevelopment projects which originate outside the area to be restored, this one came from within. Detroit's Woodward East was ance the best address in town, Teday, income of its residents is the lowest in Detroit. Understandably, the current residents want 19 stay there, but they also want decent housing they can afford. Playing on the historic quality of the neighborhood, today’s residents, through the Woodward East Projects, Inc., raised funds for restoring the area's, once beautiful Victorian houses. On a nine-and-a-half- acre site, 18 historically significant Victorian structures will be renovated into apariments. In addition, 104 new housing units, designed to blend with the older ones will go up and some usable open space created. For help. the neighbomnood group turned first to professional de- signers. At a three-day meeting, twenty local and out-of- state architects donated their talent to prepare docu ments needed for mortgage financing. They hope the project will attract middle-income residents fo the area fang will stimulate further private and public activity there By having the area declared an historic district by state and federal governments, Woodward qualified for gov- emnment money. So far, funds have been given by state, federal, and local govemments, and additional funds have come ftom the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and from private sources in the community.