Editorial from Greater Syracuse Land Bank Executive Director, Katelyn Wright, outlines challenges faced by land banks across NY and points to Ohio as a model to follow in providing structural support for fighting blight.
The Greater Syracuse Land Bank expects to complete its 500th sale this Thursday! Today the Greater Syracuse Land Bank plans to complete its 500th sale of formerly tax delinquent property. This is a significant milestone in the 5 years of the Land Bank’s operations, over a third of its… Read more »
The mural project has resulted in vacant, deteriorating homes becoming works of art around the city, often with the help of people who live in the same neighborhoods. The project was the brainchild of Logan Reidsma and Liam Kirst, who were working for the Greater Syracuse Land Bank through AmeriCorps.
WAER covered the impact Liam Kirst and Logan Reidsma had as AmeriCorps members working with the Greater Syracuse Land Bank for 10 months. During their terms of service Liam and Logan organized a series of opportunities for volunteers to paint the boards that we use to secure vacant homes. Decorated… Read more »
Construction of 53 apartments on Butternut and Townsend Streets moving forward! The Land Bank has been working with Housing Visions since 2014 on plans to revitalize the Butternut Street corridor. This $16 million project will provide much needed funding for the demolition of 11 blighted structures and new construction to… Read more »
“The Land Bank takes tax-delinquent homes seized by the city and either returns them to taxable use or demolishes them. It is the city’s main way of dealing with its 1,800 vacant properties. But since the city council cut $1.5 million from the Land Bank’s budget, the agency has begun refusing to accept properties… Read more »
“We’re highlighting some of the positive outcomes of what we’re able to do, primarily as a conduit to get abandoned properties into the hands of responsible, local buyers. We’re highlighting some of the nice renovations that have been done.”
“The Greater Syracuse Land Bank celebrated its fifth birthday this week with a bus trip to show off some of its success stories. Land bank officials and others visited demolition sights, a community garden and renovated rental housing, like Sam Reppi’s conversion of a dilapidated building on Burnet Avenue into… Read more »