My Favorite Collaborations

My Favorite Collaborations

By Jacqui Knettel In this ongoing series, we revisit some of our extraordinary collaborations that are making a real difference ...
New Yard Signs Will Build Awareness

New Yard Signs Will Build Awareness

With dozens of renovation and new home construction projects underway from Cleveland Heights to Rocky River, the Cuyahoga Land Bank ...
Meet the Team: Matthew Thomas

Meet the Team: Matthew Thomas

Matthew ThomasGIS and Research SpecialistDate of Hire - July 2019Education: M.S., Urban Studies, Certificate in GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Levin College of ...
Home Tours Go Virtual

Home Tours Go Virtual

There’s no way around it: the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we buy and sell homes. While virtual real estate ...
Partner Spotlight: Progressive Urban Real Estate

Partner Spotlight: Progressive Urban Real Estate

Progressive Urban Real Estate (PURE) appreciates neighborhood living. With 35 years of experience serving the City of Cleveland and its ...
Summer House Opens in Former Swingos Space

Summer House Opens in Former Swingos Space

Abandoned Property Reimagined into Lakefront Eatery After sitting abandoned nearly eight years, and more than two years of design and ...
Meet the Team: James Maher

Meet the Team: James Maher

James MaherCommercial Demolition OfficerDate of HireNovember 2009EducationUniversity of CincinnatiDescribe yourself in three wordsDiligent, friendly, inquisitiveWhat motivates you in your work?Each ...
Investment in a Neighborhood

Investment in a Neighborhood

When Amanda and Bernie arrived in Cleveland from Los Angeles in 2017, they planned to buy and renovate a multi-family ...
Behind the Scenes: Strategic Land Assembly

Behind the Scenes: Strategic Land Assembly

We are often asked about the day-to-day work of the Cuyahoga Land Bank from curious residents and community leaders.  In ...
Partner Spotlight: Civic Builders

Partner Spotlight: Civic Builders

From University Circle to Tremont to Ohio City, Civic Builders has built countless homes and worked on renovations, remodels and ...
Meet the Team: Wesley Walker, Housing Specialist

Meet the Team: Wesley Walker, Housing Specialist

Date of Hire August 2019 Education Shaker Schools, Morehouse College, Mt. Union College, Hard Knocks U Describe yourself in three ...
Buyer Takes on Second Land Bank Home as an Investment

Buyer Takes on Second Land Bank Home as an Investment

Cleophus Stepeney might have only just put the finishing renovation touches on the home he purchased from the Cuyahoga Land ...