Gina Finney JohnsonAccounts Payable Manager Date of HireJune 2009 EducationUniversity of Phoenix, Business Administration Describe yourself in three wordsCompassionate, dependable, genuine. What is your favorite part of your work? Knowing my job is helping our clients, vendors and community development efforts.… Read more ›
In partnership with the City of Warrensville Heights, the Cuyahoga Land Bank is making a difference in our community every day. This year, Warrensville Heights will see several new homes built on Longbrook Road. The Cuyahoga Land Bank strategically acquires… Read more ›
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity recently broke ground on a new home construction project on Grandview Avenue in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood. The home, the 14th house Cleveland Habitat has built or rehabbed on Grandview Avenue, will be built on a… Read more ›
Our property inventory changes frequently. You can search the list of properties we currently own HERE. You may also call (216) 698-8853 to ask about the availability of a particular lot. If you are interested in one of our vacant… Read more ›
Danielle Acosta was shocked by the glaring, overwhelming need for affordable, safe housing while working as an educator of low-income and homeless students. As a real estate investor and property manager, she consistently heard stories about the many challenges so… Read more ›
We have dozens of renovations underway in various communities. These before and after bathroom transformations are totally stunning — and inspiration-worthy.
Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession is a new edited volume from the Center for Community Progress and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Cleveland developed for practitioners, advocates, political leaders, and researchers looking… Read more ›
Although the bulk of the vacancy, abandonment and blight arising from the foreclosure crisis occurs in the City of Cleveland and the inner-ring suburbs of Cuyahoga County, the Cuyahoga Land Bank is authorized to service all of Cuyahoga County.
The highly anticipated 2022 Ohio Land Bank Association Conference returns to Cleveland April 27-29, 2022. Land Bank U. ’22 will be held at the Huntington Convention Center. Pre-conference activities begin on Wednesday, April 27, with the official conference kick-off taking… Read more ›
According to the U.S. Census, 30 percent of all housing units in Cuyahoga County were built prior to 1940. Some of these older homes have retained their original historic character, including features that most new homes simply do not have.… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently played host to Karol Janas, Ph.D., head of the Urban Policy Observatory at the Institute of Urban and Regional Development in Poland, and some of his staff and colleagues. The group was in the U.S.… Read more ›
We are often asked about the day-to-day work of the Cuyahoga Land Bank by curious residents and community leaders. In this ongoing Behind the Scenes series, we look at the sophisticated work performed by the Cuyahoga Land Bank research team.… Read more ›
The primary sources of properties obtained by the Cuyahoga Land Bank are: 1) tax foreclosures, 2) State of Ohio forfeiture list, 3) privately-foreclosed properties from banks (REO properties) and other lenders, such as Fannie Mae, and HUD, 4) occasional Housing… Read more ›
As we near the end of another year, let us all reflect on the year (the good and the bad) and be thankful even in the midst of hardship. I read a note from a recent Scranton Road Baptist Church… Read more ›
It’s no surprise that aging-in-place home design has become a hot topic as of late. The aging population in North America is on the rise, with the number of seniors in the U.S. ages 65 and older projected to more… Read more ›
When thinking about the work of the Cuyahoga Land Bank, many people automatically conjure up images of demolitions in inner-city neighborhoods. In reality, the organization serves as a community development catalyst engaged in neighborhood and economic development in every corner… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank works with a diverse group of local contractors in undertaking our real estate development, demolition, and vacant lot maintenance activities. We are on the lookout for quality contractors that specialize in rehabilitation, new construction, board up… Read more ›
We are pleased to announce that Kamla Lewis has joined the Cuyahoga Land Bank as Senior Housing Development Project Manager. Kamla will be responsible for planning and executing new home construction projects. “We are pleased to have as seasoned a… Read more ›
Cuyahoga Land Bank President and General Counsel Gus Frangos received the inaugural Center for Community Progress‘ Lifetime Achievement Award. Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, announced the award during the National Land Bank Network’s (NLBN) virtual summit November… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank’s primary funding consists of interest and penalties that are collected in connection with delinquent real estate property taxes. The County government does not provide funding to us from its tax-supported general revenues, neither is the County… Read more ›
Whether encouraging quality renovations by private rehabbers, working with developers to create new homes on vacant lots or completing dynamic renovations in-house, the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s neighborhood revitalization projects are having a lasting impact in neighborhoods throughout Cuyahoga County. A… Read more ›
Chinester Conaway really likes the Village of North Randall and knew that’s where she wanted to buy a home. She had heard about the opportunity to purchase houses from the Cuyahoga Land Bank through friends. After searching for homes on… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank completes dynamic in-house renovations in many Cuyahoga communities. When a property has the potential for renovation and resale, we develop a rehabilitation plan, undertake a bidding process to qualified contractors, and oversee the rehabilitation through to… Read more ›
Fall is a great time to take care of home repair and maintenance before those cold Cleveland winter months arrive. Take some time this fall to do safety checks and boost energy efficiency. Check these items off your list this… Read more ›
Infill development is a term used to describe building on vacant or under-used parcels within densely developed urban areas. Not unlike other large legacy cities, the City of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs have many vacant lots left behind after… Read more ›
Following the housing crisis of 2008, the number of abandoned houses and industrial and commercial properties in Cuyahoga County climbed sharply. These distressed properties are health and safety hazards, blighting their surroundings and devaluing neighboring properties. Many such structures that… Read more ›
“Why can’t you save that house instead of demolishing it?” We hear this question all the time. While we try to save as many abandoned, blighted houses as possible through our Deed-in-Escrow and in-house rehab programs, most of the properties… Read more ›
CHN Housing Partners, a highly seasoned, nonprofit affordable housing developer and housing service provider works with its partners to solve major housing challenges for low-income people and underserved communities. Is your home in foreclosure or are you being evicted from… Read more ›
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana recently announced plans to uplift women veterans by building a new affordable housing community to serve their needs. Located at Lee Avenue and E. 105th Street in Cleveland’s Circle North neighborhood, the new multi-family… Read more ›
Medina Creative Housing (MCH) recently celebrated the opening of its new supportive housing facility on Smith Road in Middleburg Heights. Once the site of a long-shuttered YWCA, the Cuyahoga Land Bank demolished the dilapidated structure in the Fall of 2019… Read more ›
“New construction challenges are formidable,” says Dennis Roberts, Director of Programs and Property Management for the Cuyahoga Land Bank. “The material and labor costs continue to increase, and that increase is outstripping people’s ability to purchase a new home. We… Read more ›
There are many outstanding organizations dedicated to helping homeless and disabled Veterans. None are quite like Ride With Valor, a 501(c)3 public charity founded in 2018 by U.S. Army Veteran Russell Scot Rhoda. Ride with Valor was founded to help… Read more ›
“It has been great engaging with our community on social media. We look for different ways to encourage the public to interact with our posts. We started polling our audience and got a lot of great feedback on styles and… Read more ›
Over the last five years, the Cuyahoga Land Bank has acquired approximately 1,500 vacant and abandoned blighted properties per year. Most properties have come through tax foreclosure. One might think that foreclosing on abandoned, blighted properties is a simple task.… Read more ›
The HELP Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently broke ground on the site of their new greenhouse facility on Shore Center Drive in Euclid. The mission of the HELP Foundation is to assist… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently teamed up with One South Euclid to build a charming new home on Avondale Road to enhance the housing stock of the City of South Euclid. One South Euclid is a community development corporation that… Read more ›
Pocket parks, also known as miniparks, are urban open spaces, usually only a few house-lots in size or smaller. A pocket park is an ideal play area for children, space for relaxing or a community gathering site. One of the… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank works with a variety of contractors in fulfilling our mission of returning properties to productive use. Case in point: A recent remarkable renovation of a home on Churchill Avenue in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood, carried out by… Read more ›
