Vision

The East Phillips community has a vision to repurpose the vacant Roof Depot warehouse into a vibrant neighborhood hub that supports public health, affordable housing, and local businesses.

  • Affordable Housing

  • Indoor Farm

  • Solar Energy

  • Skills Training Centers

  • Youth Development

  • Gathering Space

Retail and Business Spaces (~20)

Community Kitchen

Job Training Facilities

Services for the Unhoused

Creative Arts Studios

Approximately 570 Green Jobs & More

The project would add $53M in personal income and $3.6M in state tax revenue annually.

Wealth (ownership structure)

  • 1/3 EP residents (30%AMI)

  • 1/3 Tenants

  • 1/3 Outside investors

Income

  • $  Sale of energy from solar array

  • $  Sale of healthy food

  • $  Rental income from businesses

  • $ Appreciation

Let’s continue the tradition started with the Midtown Global Market, where residents worked with the city to repurpose historic buildings for community use.

Project Sponsors

(signed Letters of Intent)

Blue Water Farms
Cooperative Energy Futures
Gandhi Mahal / Curry-in-a-Hurry
Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue
Latino Economic Development Center
Little Earth Resident Association
Women’s Environmental Institute