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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, YNDC hosted the Greater Glenwood Public Meeting and over 120 residents attended. The meeting was held to present the draft Greater Glenwood Plan to south side residents and gather additional feedback. The plan will be used to guide revitalization efforts in the Glenwood Corridor over the next few years.
Residents, neighborhood organizations, and other community members are encouraged to review the plan and provide comments through Friday, December 4, 2026. The online form can be accessed here and the Greater Glenwood Plan can be viewed and downloaded below. Responses can also be submitted by reaching out to Sara Daugherty at (330) 480-0423 or sdaugherty@yndc.org
During the meeting, Executive Director Ian Beniston, presented the work that YNDC, the City of Youngstown, and community partners have accomplished over the past several years and gave updates on current projects in the neighborhood. The highlights are as follows:
757 Structures Demolished
415 Vacant Lots Stabilized
2.8 Miles of Sidewalk Cleaned
5.2 Miles of Sidewalk Added
675 Dead and Dying Street Trees Removed
1,062 Trees Planted
81 Vacant Homes Rehabbed
532 Owner-Occupied Homes Rehabilitated
25 New Housing Units
10 Homes Under Construction
361 Households Enrolled in Housing Counseling
312 Households Enrolled in Glenwood Fresh Market
12 Business Facade Improvements
407 Households Participating in Safety Program
18 Businesses Participating in Safety Program
$5 million in MetroParks Capital Improvements
YNDC also gave an update regarding the plans for the Foster Theater. YNDC acquired the building in 2021 to shut down the triple-X theater with the hopes of eventually repurposing it into something positive for the community. After acquiring the theater, YNDC worked with Strollo Architects over a two-year period to develop architectural and engineering plans to renovate and repurpose the building. Unfortunately these efforts resulted in renovation costs that were beyond what YNDC determined as reasonable. As part of the demolition YNDC will salvage and restore the Foster marquee and integrate it into a future development.
After the demolition is complete the first phase of development will include the construction of seven units of housing that will break ground in spring 2027. The project will cover multiple blocks once complete and result in significantly more units of housing than the four units originally planned as part of the theater renovation.