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'So perfect' — Nonprofits build new house, hope at 11th and E in Lincoln

1105 E Street, 10.8

Isabel Salas, a community organizer at South of Downtown Community Development Organization, and the house her nonprofit helped build at 1105 E St.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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The first time Isabel Salas opened the door to 1105 E St., she was shocked by the shell in front of her.

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The South of Downtown Community Development Organization's Isabel Salas and Shawn Ryba examine the stripped-out second floor of the old house at 1105 E St.

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The new two-story house at 1105 E has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Shawn Ryba, executive director of South of Downtown Community Development Organization, set his sights on 1105 E St. to replace a problem property — and to start a larger conversation about the lack of affordable housing.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Isabel Salas, a community organizer at South of Downtown Community Development Organization, has heard rave reviews about the new house at 1105 E St. "People who live around there, they have told me what a great improvement it has been to the corner."

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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The kitchen and living room at 1105 E Street.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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The new house at 1105 E St. was redesigned to meet requirements of the Historic Preservation Commission, so it stayed within the character of the historic neighborhood.

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Isabel Salas, a community builder with the South of Downtown Community Development Organization, helped lead the effort to raise money to buy the rundown house at 1105 E St. and demolish it.

Journal Star file photo

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1105 E Street, 10.8

Isabel Salas, a community organizer at South of Downtown Community Development Organization, and the house her nonprofit helped build at 1105 E St.

The South of Downtown Community Development Organization's Isabel Salas and Shawn Ryba examine the stripped-out second floor of the old house at 1105 E St.

The new two-story house at 1105 E has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Shawn Ryba, executive director of South of Downtown Community Development Organization, set his sights on 1105 E St. to replace a problem property — and to start a larger conversation about the lack of affordable housing.

Isabel Salas, a community organizer at South of Downtown Community Development Organization, has heard rave reviews about the new house at 1105 E St. "People who live around there, they have told me what a great improvement it has been to the corner."

The kitchen and living room at 1105 E Street.

The new house at 1105 E St. was redesigned to meet requirements of the Historic Preservation Commission, so it stayed within the character of the historic neighborhood.

Isabel Salas, a community builder with the South of Downtown Community Development Organization, helped lead the effort to raise money to buy the rundown house at 1105 E St. and demolish it.

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