The program objective is to
encourage the improvement of the aesthetic quality of commercial
properties located in designated commercial corridors through a
public/private partnership program between the
City of Norfolk and local businesses.
To qualify for
the grant program, properties must be located in the following
corridor areas (for detailed maps--8.5" x 11" .pdf, click
below links or map):
East Little Creek
Road (generally, along East Little Creek from Chesapeake
Blvd. to Shore Drive)
Fairmount Park
(generally, along Tidewater Drive and Lafayette Blvd. and
encompassing areas on Cromwell Road, Ballentine and Chesapeake
Boulevards)
Five Points (generally, the
areas at the intersection of Norview Avenue, Sewells Point Road
and Chesapeake Boulevard)
Riverview (generally,
along Granby Street between 38th Street and Holly
Avenue)
Titustown area
(generally, along West Little Creek Road from Nesbitt to
Endfield Avenues)
35th Street
(generally, from Granby Street to Colley Avenue)
Only commercially
developed properties are eligible for the program.
Eligible
improvements for grant funding may include the following: building
façade improvements; enhanced entrances or storefronts; exterior
lighting; replacement of signage; fencing; landscaping; upgraded
parking surface areas (paving) with associated landscape
improvements;
or engineering fees associated with exterior work; site and building
demolitions related to upgrading real estate in the targeted area.
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