Our Community-Driven Approach
Guided by the voices of Rondo’s past and present, Rondo CLT is committed to reshaping community development in a way that prioritizes long-term stability, opportunity, and homeownership. We recognize the lasting impact of past policies and rebuild pathways for families and businesses to thrive for generations to come.
A Future Built on Strength and Opportunity
At Rondo CLT, we believe that strong communities are built from within. Across the world, neighborhoods have proven that sustainable, locally driven development provides economic security while ensuring that families, businesses, and culture remain rooted in place.
That’s why we focus on creating lasting affordability for housing and business spaces—ensuring that communities can grow without displacement. For too long, development has prioritized short-term profit over long-term community investment.
Instead of working within broken models that limit access to homeownership and wealth-building opportunities, we're forging a new path—one that fosters stability, homeownership, and local business growth.
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A Commitment to Restoring Opportunity
When the I-94 freeway cut through the Rondo community, it did more than remove 700 homes and 300 businesses. It disrupted families’ ability to build wealth, forcing many out of homeownership and eliminating spaces where Black entrepreneurs and workers thrived. The effects of that loss still impact Rondo today.
At Rondo CLT, our development framework is designed to restore lost opportunities and create new ones. By preserving affordable housing, securing business spaces, and ensuring long-term community ownership, we are strengthening the financial future of Rondo residents so that families, entrepreneurs, and future generations can build, grow, and stay.
A Blueprint for Lasting Affordabilit
Our work is rooted in the belief that thriving communities require investment in people, not just property. By keeping land in community control and ensuring affordability for future generations, we create a model where families can buy homes, businesses can expand, and economic security is passed down—not lost.
