About Us

Troy Community Works! Corporation is a new community development corporation for the City of Troy. Formed in early 2007, our love of Troy led a group of us to examine how to make Troy even better for those who live, work, and grow up here. Building on experience in the planning, economic development, architecture, and real estate law fields with a mind towards preservation, we hope to become a partner with other Troy organizations in order to accomplish the goals set forth in our mission statement and strategic plan.

TCW is founded upon four pillars of community development. The four pillars and some examples are found below.

Strengthen Downtown Housing Stock

• Increase Home Ownership

• Reduce Foreclosures
• Increase Accountability for Rental

Property Owners
• Reduce LMI Concentrations
• Provide opportunities for homeowners to get support (information & financial)

Downtown Building Rehabiltiation

• Adaptive Reuse
• Historic Preservation (Federal Tax Credits)
• Brownfield Redevelopment
• Promote 2nd & 3rd Floor Occupancy
• Cultivate Investment Relationships
• Mixed Use Opportunities

Neighborhood Revitalization

• Neighborhood Stabilization

• Promote Home Ownership
• Historic Preservation
• Remediation (Mold, Lead, Asbestos)
• Property Tax Abatement

Grassroots Education & Organizing

• Resource Advocate
• Historic Preservation
• Historic Tax Credits
• Sustainability Issues (Infill Housing, Walkability, Green Design)
• Neighborhood Planning
• Credit Counseling