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The Made in Akron designs were created by Ryan Grass of Grassroots Architects, who said previously that the project could save a builder anywhere from three to eight months waiting for city approval of their plans.

Ready-to-build housing plans are available for use in Akron

by Arielle Kass September 3, 2026September 3, 2026

There are six Akron plans, ranging from a cottage to a three-unit building, allowing for homes on narrow lots and those that can house multiple families.

This house built by HK. Hovnanian Homes at 501 S. Rhodes Ave. in Sherbondy Hill is an example of the type of housing that first-time home buyers might be able to get help purchasing with Akron's new down payment assistance program.

Buying your first home in Akron? New program offers up to $7,500

by Kelsei Scott August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

Houses along Moreley Avenue in West Akron.

Deadline nears to challenge Summit County property values. Here’s how it works

by Susan Zake August 19, 2026August 18, 2026

Freedom BLOC canvasser Terrence Summers (center) talks with Akron resident Sue Payne (right) and her husband Bruce Payne (left) on Thursday, July 23, 2026, about two housing-related charter amendments the group is trying to get on the November ballot. Summers and other canvassers were gathering signatures at the Taste of Akron event in Hardesty Park.

Freedom BLOC working to take Akron housing issues to voters in November

by Kelsei Scott July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

Holly Wiley bought the seven-bedroom house at 74 Maplewood Ave. in Highland Square for $289,000 to turn it into a transitional home for survivors of abuse.

114-year-old Highland Square mansion to become a haven for abuse survivors

by Arielle Kass July 29, 2026July 28, 2026

A new program that will give some individuals up to $7,500 toward the purchase of an Akron home such as these in Firestone Park was approved Monday by City Council. The downpayment assistance program, which officials first floated last year, is expected to begin in August. It will be funded with $300,000 in federal Department of Housing and Urban Development dollars and will target low- and moderate-income families who want to buy their first home in Akron. In its first year, the program is expected to help about 33 home buyers.

First-time Akron homebuyers could get $7,500 in downpayment assistance

by Arielle Kass July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center in Akron has found an alternative to emergency shelters: local hotels. “There are times when an LGBTQ+ survivor just doesn’t feel comfortable in a shelter,” said Teresa Stafford-Wright, the agency's CEO. “Hotel placements mean that we’re not turning anyone away.” With a newly awarded grant, Hope and Healing’s goal is to grow the program so that checking in to these hotels can be the first step towards LGBTQ+ survivors’ essential plan for safety.

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LGBTQ+ survivors sometimes fear emergency shelters. One Akron agency found an alternative

by Ken Schneck July 15, 2026July 14, 2026

Leonora Hall, a familiar sight at the corner of North Portage Path and Edgerton Road in Highland Square, was originally the Kerch mansion, built in 1918. The Daughters of Divine Charity in Staten Island, New York, own and operate the residential building, along with the Francesca Residence building behind it. The buildings are set to be auctioned in July.

Highland Square’s Leonora Hall, once home to nuns and seniors, set for auction

by Shams Mustafa June 22, 2026June 20, 2026

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking permission to operate a day care business out of the agencies Valley View Apartments community building in North Hill. The facility will have two to three staff members overseeing 10-15 children ages 3 to 5, Monday through Thursday, during the school year.

Day care options expand in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood

by Ken Evans and Akron Documenters June 18, 2026June 17, 2026

The City of Akron is proposing changes to its housing rules that could make it easier to build new single-family and multi-family homes in neighborhoods, allow the construction of in-law suites or carriage houses in backyards, and keep grandfathered-in housing types, like apartments on top of stores, that were built before current zoning rules. A new house being constructed by HK. Hovnanian Homes at 501 S. Rhodes Ave. in Sherbondy Hill is an example of infill housing, where a new structure is placed on an empty lot amid existing houses.

Denser housing would be allowed in neighborhoods under new Akron proposals

by Arielle Kass June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

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