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Cuyahoga Land Bank’s Targeted Revitalization in Warrensville Heights Spurs Private Investment 

The Warrensville Heights housing market surges after strategic Cuyahoga Land Bank development.  The city of Warrensville Heights has seen housing value surge, over the last five years –

East Cleveland Cleanup of More than 250 Tons of Trash Offers Healthy Start for Residents, Opportunity 

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) completed a significant environmental cleanup at Elderwood and Chapman in East Cleveland last year, removing more than 250 tons of illegally dumped trash

Maximizing Impact: How a Multi-Tool Land Banking Approach Transforms Communities 

At Cuyahoga Land Bank, no two properties are the same – and neither are the solutions required to bring them back to productive use. From complex environmental cleanups to neighborhood

Transfer of Vacant Properties, Partnership with CMHA Supports Broader County Housing Initiatives

After more than a year and a half of coordination, persistence and partnership, a significant portfolio of vacant single-family homes and lots from the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)

Land Bank 2026: Plans for Growth

Exporting Expertise, Expanding Community Engagement in 2026 Last year, Cuyahoga Land Bank transitioned from a near-exclusive focus on residential work by adding more commercial and industrial

Land Bank Battles Titles, Taxes and LLCs for Miceli Expansion

It took years to put together the multiple adjacent acres of land Miceli Dairy Products needed to break ground on a $13-million expansion project just off Cleveland’s Opportunity Corridor. The

Cuyahoga Land Bank’s 2025 Year in Review

Last year was a big year for Cuyahoga Land Bank and a milestone year for some of the region’s largest and most beleaguered housing and development projects. In 2025 patience paid off for a number

Cuyahoga Land Bank Completes Rare Reno in Residentially Sparce North Randall

The Cuyahoga Land Bank staff jumped at the rare opportunity to renovate one of the about 150 single-family detached homes that exist within the 500-acres of the traditionally industrially-dense

Cuyahoga Land Bank-Benedictine Partnership Benefits Buckeye Neighborhood

For nearly 100 years, Benedictine High School has been an anchor, a consistent presence really, on the southern border of East Cleveland in the Buckeye

Cuyahoga Land Bank Partners with LMM on Solar Housing Pilot 

In the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, a pair of newly constructed houses were now sit in the massive shadow of what was once the largest clothing manufacturing plant in the country.  The