The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently was named a semifinalist in Harvard University’s 2017 Innovations in American Government Awards competition. The Awards are presented annually by The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of… Read more ›
Library Project has Neighborhood and Environmental Impact Cuyahoga Land Bank Key to Collaboration with Cleveland City Council, Cleveland Public Library, Ohio EPA, and Cleveland-Cuyahoga Port Authority Community leaders, neighborhood residents and other stakeholders gathered yesterday in Glenville to celebrate a… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Gies Companies – Cresco Real Estate join together to bolster the Shore Bank Enterprise Center Facing financial difficulties in the aftermath of the Great Recession post-2008, the board of the Shore Bank Enterprise Center sought out… Read more ›
On November 23, 2015, the Cuyahoga Land Bank began the first major commercial demolition utilizing County Demolition Program funds at 3393 Warrensville Center Road in Shaker Heights. The buildings had been shuttered for many years and are now owned by… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, OH – Three veterans will soon have a place to call home thanks to a new partnership between the Cuyahoga Land Bank and Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM). The Veterans’… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank was recently featured in Cleveland.com The House Next Door. The article discusses the problem that Cuyahoga County is facing with abandoned and vacant properties following the housing crisis. The feature discusses the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s Demolition… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank is excited to be handing over the keys of the first home sold through the BRAIN (Buying and Retaining Academic Investment Now) program to Cleveland State University (CSU) student Peter Camba. “Brain gain” – the… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, OH – May 28, 2015: Today the Cuyahoga Land Bank and Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON) broke ground at East 152nd Street in Collinwood to provide housing for veterans as part of the health center’s Healthy Communities Initiative. Local City… Read more ›
A press event for the project will be held at 10am on Thursday May 28th, 2015 at 15300 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44110 . The event will announce, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, (NEON) first planned Healthy Communities Initiative… Read more ›
Cuyahoga Land Bank demolition crews got to work early this morning, taking down a dilapidated 77,000 square foot structure in order to make way for a new Heinen’s food production plant. The demolition is the culmination of a $610,000 effort… Read more ›
Cuyahoga Land Bank featured as one of seven portraits WASHINGTON, D.C. – An estimated 120 land banks exist in the United States, and their ability to adapt to local conditions and needs is helping communities, large and small, address the… Read more ›
In 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, came to a groundbreaking agreement: HUD would transfer low-value, vacant and abandoned properties to the… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank is not only innovative and effective for fighting blight and restoring properties, it also plays an important role in policy and advocacy at the state and federal level. Cuyahoga Land Bank president Gus Frangos and Land… Read more ›
In 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, came to a groundbreaking agreement: HUD would transfer low-value, vacant and abandoned properties to the… Read more ›
This spring, the Cuyahoga Land Bank was awarded the largest portion of $49.5 million in federal Hardest Hit Funds (HHF) by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) for the demolition of blighted vacant properties. OHFA recently followed up with a… 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 ›
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 ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Cuyahoga County Council and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced the “HomeFront Veterans Home Ownership Program” (“HomeFront”) today at a press conference in University Heights at the new home of Mr. Michael MacMillan Jr., his wife,… Read more ›
In 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank came to a groundbreaking agreement: HUD would transfer low-value, vacant and abandoned properties to the… Read more ›
For the second year in a row, through a partnership between Koinonia Homes, Inc. and the Cuyahoga Land Bank, a crew of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gained meaningful work experience while helping eliminate blight in Cuyahoga County. The… Read more ›
This week, the Cuyahoga Land Bank hit two 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 ›
In the Spring, 2010, HUD and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, forged a nationally groundbreaking agreement whereby HUD would transfer low-value, vacant and abandoned properties to the Cuyahoga Land Bank for $100.… Read more ›