Madison Park on the west side of downtown Baltimore is a small neighborhood known for its grand, historic rowhomes and its high scores for walking, biking and transit access. It was the ideal place for Justin Morrissette-McAlmon to buy his first home in 2010.
In 2016, Morrissette-McAlmon, a health care research scientist, wanted to renovate his basement and secured financing from Healthy Neighborhoods as part of its purchase and rehab loan program. When Morrissette-McAlmon decided to buy the rowhome…