We Foster Inclusive Neighborhoods
Together, JEI and EJDevCo, are able to drive development projects in the neighborhood that benefit the residents and business owners. Guiding our work--and what makes us different--are our Inclusive Neighborhood Development Standards that we require with our retail tenants and for profit development partners to embrace and implement.
Norma G's Caribbean Cuisine
Kresge Building
JEI's former headquarters, an old 1960's bank building, now renovated into a Caribbean-themed, fine dining restaurant, and the first full-service, sit-down restaurant in Jefferson-Chalmers in 30 years. From food truck to brick-and-mortar restaurant, Lester Gouvia honors his Trinidadian mother through his cooking; she also inspires the home cooked recipes served fresh to residents. Norma G’s also includes patio seating and provides 15 jobs to the community at higher wages than typical for a local restaurant. It also hosts a GSI parking lot.
Construction Completion: August 2018.
Total Investment: $948,000
Size: 2,700 square feet of retail space and capacity. Seating for 80 patrons indoors.
Website: NormaGsCuisine.com
Vacant for over twenty years, JEI has reactivated this corner storefront for a new restaurant and the
home of JEI’s Neighborhood Resource Hub. JEI has secured more than $1 million in funding to transform the long vacant building, located at 14300 E. Jefferson Avenue, back into a vibrant neighborhood hub with environmental friendly infrastructure such as a GSI (green stormwater infrastructure) parking lot.
Construction Completion: November 2021
Total Investment: $1,088,000
Size: 6,000 square feet retail, restaurant and office space
Marlborough Apartments - South
Marlborough Apartments - North
Opened: Summer 2022
Total Investment (Both Buildings): $4,704,200
Units: Total twelve mixed-income units: three 1-bedroom units and nine 2-bedroom units
Combined, both apartment buildings will offer 60% affordable units and 40% market rate. As a neighborhood development partner and nonprofit, JEI can offer private developments housing incentives through our partnership with the city, philanthropic partners and state agencies.
Opened: Spring 2023
Units: Total eight mixed-income units: five 2-bedroom units and three 3-bedroom units