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New Construction Spurs Additional Private Development

The Cuyahoga Land Bank’s new housing construction efforts throughout Cleveland and several inner-ring suburbs are revitalizing the housing stock, boosting home values, and jump-starting

Benedictine: A Mainstay in the Community

Benedictine High School, a private Catholic college preparatory high school on Cleveland’s east side, has been a mainstay in the community since 1927. The school was founded by the Benedictine

New Billboards Recruit Contractors

The Cuyahoga Land Bank is going big in our search for quality contractors to join us in our real estate development work. Billboards Ð one east side and one west side Ð went up last week, and

$1.5 Million Available for New Home Development

The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently launched the third round of its Housing Construction Gap Grant Program, making at least $1.58 million available to encourage experienced developers to build new

Big Plans for a Hard Hit City

In collaboration with the City of East Cleveland, the Land Bank is facilitating a strategic redevelopment plan to breathe new life into the city's

Resident Group Transforms Vacant Lots into Urban Agricultural Enterprise

  On a recent Saturday in May, neighbors, friends and congregations of the Brookdale Orchard Community gathered to dedicate its Gardens of Fruit, Myrtle & Forget-Me-Nots. Created by the

Vacant Lots Developed Into New Homes

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

What is Infill Development?

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

Land Reuse Success in Middleburg Heights

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