The Clark County Land Re-utilization Corporation has been designated as the agency to reclaim, rehab and reuse vacant and abandoned properties in the county. Clark County commissioners recently voted on the resolution in a move that will bring the county… Read more ›
Detroit is home to 114,033 empty lots—and about 5 percent have become illegal trash dumps. As the city considers tearing down tens of thousands of blighted properties, there’s new focus on what it could and should do to keep the… Read more ›
There was a popular song during and after the American Civil War which was sung on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again” was a song of welcome for soldiers who had fought on both… Read more ›
Here is video footage of the Cuyahoga Land Bank Memorial Day event featuring Holden Gibbons and his home purchase through the Home Front Program. Watch it from the source here
Spring is finally upon us and with it comes the start of the grass cutting season! The Cuyahoga Land Bank employs both large and small field servicing contractors to cut the grass as needed on properties in our inventory and… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik and members of the Veteran’s community gathered together today to honor U.S. Army SPC Holden Gibbons, who is currently renovating a home in Euclid through the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s HomeFront – Cuyahoga… Read more ›
As a way to give back to the community and local veterans, the Cuyahoga Land Bank has created a unique program that helps veterans achieve home ownership. The HomeFront Veterans Home Ownership Program works with veterans to find renovated homes… Read more ›
Imagine being in temperatures of 400 degrees and higher with zero visibility while carrying 57 pounds of water. It is hard to hear and time is of the essence. This scenario sounds incredibly dangerous yet firefighters put their lives in… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Church on the Rise and The City Mission came together on April 9, 2014 to announce an agreement and shared vision for permanent housing for families transitioning out of Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center, a ministry… Read more ›
This week, the Cuyahoga Land Bank hit three milestones as it continues to fulfill its mission to strategically acquire properties, return them to productive use, reduce blight, increase property values, support community goals and improve the quality of life for… Read more ›
At its April, 2014 quarterly meeting, Thriving Communities Institute (an outreach of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy), county land bank representatives and county treasurers met to discuss best practices, new land bank legislation and emerging guidelines to the Ohio Housing… Read more ›
It’s a mixed bag when one looks into how single-family home property values have fluctuated across Lake, Geauga and eastern Cuyahoga counties during the past several years. The average value for most communities in Geauga County for this type of home has dropped… Read more ›
Volunteers spruced up Slavic Village during the second-annual volunteer Community Day conducted by Slavic Village Recovery on the corner of E. 59th Street and Huss Street in Slavic Village on Friday, May 9, 2014. The rain did not deter 65… Read more ›
Clark County commissioners are expected to spend $25,000 to hire a consultant to help set up a land bank. Clark County Treasurer Stephen Metzger said the county currently has 600 parcels that account for up to $5 million of delinquent… Read more ›
All the neighbors were curious when a team of volunteers from Westlake’s Church on the Rise descended on a vacant house in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood on Saturday The team tore out drywall, cleaned up landscaping and generally prepared for… Read more ›
We surprised a lot of readers last summer with our story about Rising Harvest Farms in Old Brooklyn. Who could imagine a 2.3-acre farm in the heart of the city? But with eight crop fields, 24 plots, a chicken coop… Read more ›
Activists, experts and people seeking to learn more about stalled and vacant foreclosures filled the tenth floor of The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for the Getting Back in Gear Summit last month. The topic was so popular that another… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank has a new and improved FAQ page complete with all of the Land Bank FAQ series videos from our YouTube channel! Find helpful answers to questions about the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s programs, property pipelines and organizational… Read more ›
