EUCLID, Ohio – The Cuyahoga Land Bank is now working with the city of Euclid to make it even easier for individuals and families to own and renovate vacant homes listed in the land bank inventory. The land bank has launched… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The long, rototilled rows wait in anticipation of the first planting season at Rising Harvest Farms in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. When the threat of frost disappears sometime in mid-May, workers and volunteers will deposit crops into the neatly… Read more ›
Stephen Love dropped his plan to go to law school in the summer of 2009 when, through the Cleveland Foundation, he became an intern with the Buckeye Area Development Corp. He knew he found his nonprofit calling when he… Read more ›
The City of Berea, the Berea Community Development Corporation (BCDC), Cuyahoga County Department of Development and the Cuyahoga Land Bank have teamed up to redevelop the City of Berea’s north end. These organizations have worked collaboratively to encourage reinvestment in… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank partners with Court Community Service to provide property maintenance services for close to 100 Land Bank properties!
The Cuyahoga Land Bank currently has 76 properties for sale either through our Deed-In-Escrow program, Owner Occupant Buyer Advantage program, Advantage Plus Loan program or our Cuyahoga Land Bank Renovated Properties!
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — With more than 4,000 vacant homes plaguing the streets of East Cleveland, Mayor Gary Norton is hoping some newly allocated federal funds will help clear the way for new development. The U.S. Department of Treasury has already… Read more ›
Assisting Metro Catholic School with the creation of an urban garden by demolishing a condemned property and handing the land over to the school was one of the first projects the Cuyahoga Land Bank tackled when it first opened in… Read more ›
With a strong network of organizations focused on everything from providing social services to preserving natural resources, Northeast Ohio has no shortage of standouts in the nonprofit sector. This week’s section highlights just a few of those who are… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, was formed in 2010 [1] as a result of the collaborative efforts of both subject matter experts and policy makers responding to the effects of the foreclosure crisis in Cuyahoga… Read more ›
As this region battles the ongoing effects of the foreclosure crisis, no topics have received more discussion than vacancy and demolition. Should we demolish, mothball or preserve? Can a neighborhood retain its identity if many of the structures that helped… Read more ›
Check out latest edition of the Cuyahoga Land Bank Newsletter! Our first April edition feature stories include: Cuyahoga Land Bank Launches Advantage Plus Loan Program in Euclid It’s Happening in Berea
The Cuyahoga Land Bank has recently launched the Advantage Plus Loan Program in the City of Euclid, which builds upon the Land Bank’s Owner Occupant Buyer Advantage Program (OOBAP). The OOBAP is designed to make it easier for individuals and… Read more ›
Frank Ford is talking about an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s request that he testify at the May 8 sentencing of Blaine Murphy, a bulk purchaser of toxic properties who sucker-punched his way to wealth. “I have no sense that he… Read more ›
The local chapter of the faith-based Habitat for Humanity has joined the Hallelujah chorus that embraces rehabilitation as part of a smart and sustainable strategy to restore a sense of community to neighborhoods plagued by zombie properties. That is especially heartening… Read more ›
Excerpt: Erie County commissioners Bill Monaghan and Pat Shenigo got a huge assist last year from Jim Rokakis, the former Cuyahoga County treasurer who currently serves as director of Thriving Communities Institute, which supports land bank programs throughout Ohio. Rokakis helped establish the… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, which has been building homes for low-income people for 25 years, announced Thursday it is shifting from new construction to renovation. Since 1988, the nonprofit organization has been building eight to 10… Read more ›
Vacant houses plaguing Cleveland and suburbs CLEVELAND (AP) – More than 17,000 houses in the Cleveland area believed to be standing vacant, most lost to foreclosure. That’s the assessment of The Plain Dealer newspaper (http://bit.ly/178CJzy ), which analyzed the numbers… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, which has been building homes for low-income people for 25 years, announced Thursday it is shifting from new construction to renovation. Since 1988, the nonprofit organization has been building eight to 10… Read more ›
Check out latest edition of the Cuyahoga Land Bank Newsletter! Our first April edition feature stories include: “New” Modern Home for the Price of a Demo! A Former Library Building becomes Home to a Child Care Center in Brooklyn
In late March, Brooklyn, Ohio residents joined the City of Brooklyn, the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland Tech Solutions, LLC and the Cuyahoga Land Bank in celebrating the grand opening of the Loving Cup Kids Academy of Brooklyn, a full… Read more ›
The St. Clair Superior Development Corporation (SCSDC) has undertaken a creative solution to breathe new life into vacant homes in their neighborhood and the Cuyahoga Land Bank is partnering with them to make it happen. Local developer Charles Scaravelli approached… Read more ›
Thousands of abandoned properties litter the landscape of Northeast Ohio. Concerns about criminal activity hidden inside these former homes and storefronts have prompted local officials to lobby for federal demolition funds to remove the blight. But, some area activists question… Read more ›
The key to victory is to “know thy enemy,” as Sun Tzu wrote more than 2,000 years ago in the seminal “Art of War.” That stratagem could not be more relevant today as Cleveland and Cuyahoga County battle back against… Read more ›
BROOKLYN, Ohio – It was a building that stood vacant for 20 years, and was soon to be scheduled for demolition. On Monday, the old Cuyahoga County library building in Brooklyn had been given a new life. The 5,000-square-foot brick… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, Ohio–Drive around Cuyahoga County and you can’t miss the telltale signs of the housing crisis. They’re seemingly everywhere — the vacant, boarded-up homes, and the crumbling front walks and driveways that lead to vacant lots where homes once stood… Read more ›
BROOKLYN — With one snip of a pair of scissors, Mayor Richard Balbier cut the ribbon officially opening the Loving Cup Kids Academy of Brooklyn March 21. The child care center is located in the former Brooklyn branch of the… Read more ›
