Kensington Corridor Trust

MISSION

Utilize collective ownership to direct investments on the corridor that preserve culture and affordability while building neighborhood power and wealth in Kensington. Working closely with community residents and small business owners, we have developed a new model for increasing neighborhood control. It is focused on fueling the Kensington Avenue corridor as an economic engine that can drive stability and economic prosperity in the neighborhood. We recognize how critical the development of physical space is to overcoming poverty, and we’re leveraging the area’s physical assets (transportation infrastructure, walkability, availability of properties) and neighborhood strengths (mobilized residents, strong neighborhood-based organizations) to create lasting change.

VISION

Kensington Avenue is a safe, healthy, and socioeconomically diverse commercial corridor with accessible opportunities for the existing and future residents of Kensington.

The Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT) fosters the equitable economic revitalization of a commercial corridor and its surrounding neighborhood through local partnerships, strategic programming, and an innovative approach to moving real estate assets out of the speculative private market.