Hampton Roads (VA) REALTORS® Co-Host “Better Block” Effort With Smart Growth Grant

One weekend in early November 2013, the 3,000-member Hampton Roads REALTORS^® Association [HRRA] co-hosted a block party launching a plan to turn a tired commercial/ residential area into a vibrant arts district.  Using a $15,000 Smart Growth Grant, HRRA helped to pay for the “Better Block Weekend” including arranging for six vacant houses within a five-block radius to have open houses and creating a pop-up REALTOR^® office in an empty storefront.  The support and involvement of REALTORS there helped to create the exciting vision.  Over time, with continued effort, that vision will become a reality.

• Read about how HRRA is working to improve communities one block at a time (429K PDF)