EAST END
Richmond’s East End is home to the city’s oldest neighborhoods.
But before that church was built, before the English set foot in this area, the hill was said to be the birthplace of Wahunsunacock, better known as Powhatan, the last king of the confederacy that ruled Tsenacommacah. The word Powhatan referred to the king, the confederacy, the land where Church Hill now stands, as well as the river which the English renamed James.
Once the English had ravaged the kingdom of Tsenacommacah, driven its tribes apart into confined reservations, and renamed it Virginia, William Byrd II began settling what is now Richmond. It’s said that the view from the top of Church Hill reminded him of his home, the town of Richmond in southwest London, and so he renamed the place in its honor. Byrd’s original street grid plan for Richmond includes much of the East End.
Our namesake, Maggie Lena Walker, was born to an enslaved mother in a Church Hill mansion, and after her long and influential life was buried in the East End Cemetery.
The East End suffered from intense disinvestment in the latter half of the 20th Century. White Flight saw the abandonment of many historic homes, and misguided “urban renewal” efforts destroyed the entire neighborhood of Fulton Bottom. The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike (later I-95) and I-64 created physical barriers between the East End and adjacent neighborhoods and allowed wealthy car owners to flee to suburbia while keeping their jobs in the city.
But in the 21st Century, the East End began regaining popularity as a charming area with plenty of inexpensive historic homes, which attracted younger, wealthier, white households. This led to the pattern of gentrification and displacement which the Maggie Walker CLT is attempting to disrupt. In 2017, we built our first home there, and its owner became our first homeowner board member.
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$160,0003 beds / 2 baths1,440 square feet These two homes were built using land from the Richmond Land Bank program. This home is available to households earning 80% of the Richmond Area Median Income or less.
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath This brand new home near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School features hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. This home was built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$160,0003 beds / 2 baths1,440 square feet These two homes were built using land from the Richmond Land Bank program. This home is available to households earning 80% of the Richmond Area Median Income or less.
$205,0003 bed/2.5 bath1,407 sq ft This all-new, charming, spacious home is located in the East End’s quiet Oakwood neighborhood, just a few blocks away from Nine Mile Road and 25th Street in Church Hill. It features generous living spaces, large closets, modern...
$180,0003 bed/2.5 bath1,407 sq ft This all-new, charming, spacious home is located in Richmond's historic East End, just a few blocks away from Church Hill's 25th Street corridor. It features generous living spaces, large closets, modern stainless steel appliances and...
$190,0002 bed, 2.5 bath1,352 sq ft Enjoy 9' ceilings and sand on site hardwoods on both 1st and 2nd floors, tons of recessed lights throughout and an open floor plan! Large living room with tall ceilings, hardwoods leads out on to the covered front porch! Tucked away...
$190,0002 bed, 2.5 bath1,354 sq ft Enjoy 9' ceilings and sand on site hardwoods on both 1st and 2nd floors, tons of recessed lights throughout and an open floor plan! Large living room with tall ceilings, hardwoods leads out on to the covered front porch! Tucked away...
MWCLT does not have any homes in this neighborhood currently under construction or rehabilitation. However, any of our occupied homes in the neighborhood can be re-sold at any time to approved MWCLT applicants.
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$160,0003 beds / 2 baths1,440 square feet These two homes were built using land from the Richmond Land Bank program. This home is available to households earning 80% of the Richmond Area Median Income or less.
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath This brand new home near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School features hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. This home was built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$205,0001,360 sq ft2 bed/2.5 bath These two brand new homes near Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School feature hardwood floors, tile bathrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances, and covered front and rear porches. These homes were built through partnership with...
$160,0003 beds / 2 baths1,440 square feet These two homes were built using land from the Richmond Land Bank program. This home is available to households earning 80% of the Richmond Area Median Income or less.
$205,0003 bed/2.5 bath1,407 sq ft This all-new, charming, spacious home is located in the East End’s quiet Oakwood neighborhood, just a few blocks away from Nine Mile Road and 25th Street in Church Hill. It features generous living spaces, large closets, modern...
$180,0003 bed/2.5 bath1,407 sq ft This all-new, charming, spacious home is located in Richmond's historic East End, just a few blocks away from Church Hill's 25th Street corridor. It features generous living spaces, large closets, modern stainless steel appliances and...
$190,0002 bed, 2.5 bath1,352 sq ft Enjoy 9' ceilings and sand on site hardwoods on both 1st and 2nd floors, tons of recessed lights throughout and an open floor plan! Large living room with tall ceilings, hardwoods leads out on to the covered front porch! Tucked away...
$190,0002 bed, 2.5 bath1,354 sq ft Enjoy 9' ceilings and sand on site hardwoods on both 1st and 2nd floors, tons of recessed lights throughout and an open floor plan! Large living room with tall ceilings, hardwoods leads out on to the covered front porch! Tucked away...
