A brick residential structure located at 119 East Third Street, owned by Eftyhia Arseniu, saw rehabilitation of decorative facade details including upper dormer windows, cornice, shutters, windows and porch elements including reconstruction of a missing porch baluster. The project also entailed sidewalk work in conjunction with drainage improvements. Downtown Lewistown, Inc. provided a $4,258.00 matching reimbursement for the comprehensive building preservation project.
Downtown Lewistown, Inc. supported this project with a reimbursement matched with equal investment from the property owner. The project was made possible in part by a $50,000 allocation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) and support from the Board of Directors of DLI.
A Committee of interested and involved community leaders initially reviewed the project in terms of the level of rehabilitation, and bringing substandard building conditions into compliance with basic health, safety, and building codes. This recommendation was then forwarded to the Downtown Lewistown, Inc. Board of Directors for their concurrence and approval.
Additionally, exterior inspections of the properties are conducted by the Code Enforcement Officer and Neighborhood Coordinator prior to and at the conclusion of the project. Once the project is complete, the exterior of the properties must meet current codes as stipulated by the International Property Maintenance Code for Existing Buildings. A maintenance agreement is also required for applicants ensuring compliance with property maintenance and retention of the improvements proscribed by the Program. These reimbursement grants are intended to utilize a minimal amount of public funding to leverage significant, long lasting, visible, and appropriate improvement to residential properties in the Neighborhood.
Downtown Lewistown, Inc. is a charitable non-profit 501c(3) organization funded in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DCED with support from the Borough of Lewistown, MCIDC, and local business, industry and private property owners. For more information regarding investment opportunities in Downtown Lewistown, call Jim Zubler, Executive Director at the Downtown Lewistown, Inc. office, in the Historic Courthouse on the Square, phone 248-9606, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .