Editing Youngstown, Ohio (section)

===Modern developments===
[[File:Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse.jpg|thumb|The [[Nathaniel R. Jones]] Federal Building and [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|U.S. Courthouse]] was built during an era of new downtown construction in the early 2000s.]]
Downtown Youngstown has seen modest levels of new construction. In the 2000s, additions included the [[Nathaniel R. Jones]] Federal Building and [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|U.S. Courthouse]] in 2002, designed by [[Robert A. M. Stern|Robert A. M. Stern Architects]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=11433&channelId=-16863&ooid=18005&contentId=17873&pageTypeId=8195&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&P=PL |title=Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse |publisher=U.S. General Services Administration |access-date=February 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929175051/http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=11433&channelId=-16863&ooid=18005&contentId=17873&pageTypeId=8195&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&P=PL |archive-date=September 29, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Mahoning County Children's Services Center and [[George Voinovich]] Government Center in 2004, and both the [[Covelli Centre]] and [[Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals]] in 2006.

In 2004, construction began on a 60-home upscale development called Arlington Heights, and a grant from the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] allowed for the demolition of Westlake Terrace, a sprawling and dilapidated public housing project. Today, the site features a blend of senior housing, rental townhouses and for-sale single-family homes. Low real-estate prices and the efforts of the Youngstown Central Area Improvement Corporation have contributed to the purchase of several long-abandoned downtown buildings (many by outside investors) and their restoration and conversion into specialty shops, restaurants, and eventually condominiums. In addition, a $250 million [[New Urbanist]] revitalization of the Smoky Hollow neighborhood developed about 400 new residential units, university student housing, retail space, and a park.<ref name="skolnick2">{{cite news |first=David |last=Skolnick |title=City is looking up expert says |work=The Vindicator |date=May 4, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |url=http://www.cityofyoungstownoh.com/about_youngstown/youngstown_2010/news_information/media/vindicator_stories/vindy_050406.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031205914/http://www.cityofyoungstownoh.com/about_youngstown/youngstown_2010/news_information/media/vindicator_stories/vindy_050406.htm |archive-date=October 31, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2005, Federal Street, a major downtown thoroughfare that was closed off to create a pedestrian-oriented plaza, reopened to traffic. The downtown area has seen the razing of structurally unsound buildings and the expansion or restoration of others.<ref name="vindy-yo-09-21-06">{{cite news |title=City unveils its new logo |work=The Vindicator |date=September 21, 2006 |access-date=March 14, 2007 |url=http://www4.vindy.com/content/local_regional/294084836390455.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112064547/http://www4.vindy.com/content/local_regional/294084836390455.php |archive-date=January 12, 2008 }}</ref> New construction has dovetailed with efforts to cultivate business growth. One of the area's more successful business ventures in recent years has been the Youngstown [[Business Incubator]], which fosters the growth of fledgling technology-based companies.<ref name="shilling"/>

In line with these efforts to change the community's image, the city government, in partnership with Youngstown State University, has organized an ambitious urban renewal plan known as ''Youngstown 2010''. The stated goals of ''Youngstown 2010'' include the creation of a "cleaner, greener, and better planned and organized Youngstown". In January 2005, the organization unveiled a master plan prepared by Urban Strategies Inc. of [[Toronto]], which had taken shape during an extensive process of public consultation and meetings that gathered input from citizens.<ref name="schatz">{{cite book |last=Schatz |first=Laura |title=Decline-Oriented Urban Governance in Youngstown, Ohio (chapter in The City After Abandonment) |year=2013 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |location=Philadelphia}}</ref> The plan, which included platforms such as the acceptance of a reduced population and an improved image and quality of life, received national attention and is consistent with efforts in other metropolitan areas to address the phenomenon of urban depopulation.<ref name="nasser"/> ''Youngstown 2010'' received an award for public outreach from the [[American Planning Association]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planning.org/newsreleases/2006/dec19-8.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607085427/http://www.planning.org/newsreleases/2006/dec19-8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2009 |title='Youngstown 2010' Plan Honored with Award for Public Outreach |website=Planning.org |access-date=December 4, 2015 }}</ref>

On May 28, 2024, [[Realty Building explosion|an explosion]] destroyed most of the first floor of the Realty Building in downtown Youngstown and severely damaged the floors above it, killing one bank employee and injuring seven.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bartos |first1=Madeline |last2=Shinn |first2=Megan |last3=Borrasso |first3=Jennifer |last4=Pintar |first4=Barry |date=May 29, 2024 |title=Explosion in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, leaves one dead and multiple injured |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/youngstown-explosion-realty-building-east-federal-street/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |publisher=[[KDKA-TV]]}}</ref> The explosion was suspected to have been caused by a [[Methane leak|natural gas leak]].