Baltimore's Oliver Neighborhood
By June Piper-Brandon, Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership
(Coldwell Banker Realty)
Baltimore's Oliver NeighborhoodOliver is a neighborhood in the process of gentrification. It is located in East Baltimore, bordered on the west by Ensor Street, on the north by E North Ave, on the east by N Broadway, and on the south by E Biddle Street. In the past, Oliver experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, and like many other communities located south of North Avenue the after-effects of the 1968 race riots. However, in recent years a steadily increasing number of diverse families and young professionals have returned to the Oliver community. With the aid of many Baltimore City home-buying incentives, the Live Near Your Work loan program along with several organizations like Come Home Baltimore, Oliver Beautification Alliance, Oliver Economic Development Corporation,...
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