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New Home Enriches South Euclid Housing Stock

The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently teamed up with One South Euclid to build a charming new home on Avondale Road to enhance the housing stock of the City of South Euclid. One South Euclid is a community

State-of-the-Art Facility Retains, Adds Jobs

When Heinen’s began looking elsewhere for land in 2013 to build its new food production facility, the City of Warrensville Heights partnered with the Cuyahoga Land Bank to help keep

Helping Ease the Forfeiture Backup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office has not held its regular forfeited land sale for nearly two years. As a result, the number of forfeited properties in Cuyahoga County

Local Activist Named to Cleveland City Council

The Cuyahoga Land Bank congratulates community activist Anita Gardner on being appointed as the interim council representative for Ward 4 on Cleveland City Council. Gardner, the chief executive

Pocket Park to Bring Greenspace to E.  131st Street Corridor

Pocket parks, also known as miniparks, are urban open spaces, usually only a few house-lots in size or smaller. A pocket park is an ideal play area for children, space for relaxing or a community

Partner Spotlight: Career Development and Placement Strategies

The Cuyahoga Land Bank works with a variety of contractors in fulfilling our mission of returning properties to productive use. Case in point: A recent remarkable renovation of a home on Churchill

Excitement Builds for Aging-in-Place Homes

Chances are, you’ve heard the term “aging in place.” Simply put, aging in place means staying in your own home as you get older. Aging-in-place homes typically feature amenities

Land Bankers in Action

“Our Facebook live tours of our completed renovation projects and other online marketing campaigns took off when COVID hit. We had lots of fabulous homes reaching the market and we wanted to be

Watch This!

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2izXid_3K_s”] We recently put the finishing touches on two modular homes in Maple Heights Ð a pilot project aimed at creating more

Former Inmate Finds His Place in Paying it Forward

When Matthew Fairfield was released from prison in 2017, he was fortunate that his brother had arranged a place for him to stay and a job lined up. Instead of returning to managing properties and