10. Baltimore Riots
During a night of riots on April 27 in Baltimore following the funeral for Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old who died in policy custody, an affordable housing development under construction was burned down.
The
Mary Harvin Center, a 61-unit seniors housing project with community space,
in East Baltimore was approximately 45% complete at the time of the massive
fire. Developer The Woda Group, based in Westerville, Ohio, and partner
Southern Baptist Church vowed to rebuild and had a plan in place within 24
hours.
The development, which is being financed with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), is expected to be completed by early spring 2016, a few months behind the original schedule.