SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - One year after the groundbreaking of a unique Springfield housing project, the land looks largely the same; however, after getting over some behind-the-scenes hurdles, the timeline is a little clearer.

The Broadway Cottage Courtyard is part of the Drew Lewis Foundation’s Blue House Project , an initiative to promote affordable homeownership centered in Springfield’s Grant Beach neighborhood.

The foundation purchases historic homes and restores them to modern living standards. It also builds new homes to fill housing gaps, like the Broadway Cottage Courtyard.

After the groundbreaking, CEO and Founder of the Drew Lewis Foundation, Amy Blansit, says it took another year to complete the proper building plans and approvals, but now the land has been cleared, and

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