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title: "Case Study: Rhode Island Avenue Transformation Project"
description: CIVITAS worked with GMCHC to create a sustainability strategy that would revitalize the area.
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# Case Study: Rhode Island Avenue Transformation Project

 May 28, 2024 

![Case Study: Rhode Island Avenue Transformation Project](https://www.civitasre.com/hubfs/605_Rhode_Island_Avenue_NE-1.jpeg)

The Greater Mount Calvary Church ([GMCHC](https://www.gmchc.org/)) portfolio needed a comprehensive portfolio review, so CIVITAS worked with GMCHC to create a sustainability strategy that would revitalize the area with Environmental Remediation, Upzoning and New Housing Development connected to an urban recreational trail.

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