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New Housing Development Manager Joins Team

We are pleased to announce that Kamla Lewis has joined the Cuyahoga Land Bank as Senior Housing Development Project Manager. Kamla will be responsible for planning and executing new home construction

Happy Homeowner: Seeing Opportunity in Abandoned Homes

Chinester Conaway really likes the Village of North Randall and knew that’s where she wanted to buy a home. She had heard about the opportunity to purchase houses from the Cuyahoga Land Bank

Frangos Awarded Center for Community Progress Lifetime Achievement Award

Cuyahoga Land Bank President and General Counsel Gus Frangos received the inaugural Center for Community Progress‘ Lifetime Achievement Award. Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative for

A Lasting Impact

  Whether encouraging quality renovations by private rehabbers, working with developers to create new homes on vacant lots or completing dynamic renovations in-house, the Cuyahoga Land

Resource Central: CHN Housing Partners

CHN Housing Partners, a highly seasoned, nonprofit affordable housing developer and housing service provider works with its partners to solve major housing challenges for low-income people and

Fall Home Maintenance Checklist

Fall is a great time to take care of home repair and maintenance before those cold Cleveland winter months arrive. Take some time this fall to do safety checks and boost energy efficiency. Check

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

Making an Impact Through Strategic Demolition Along Harvard Avenue

Following the housing crisis of 2008, the number of abandoned houses and industrial and commercial properties in Cuyahoga County climbed sharply. These distressed properties are health and safety

Uplifting Women Veterans

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana recently announced plans to uplift women veterans by building a new affordable housing community to serve their needs. Located at Lee Avenue and E. 105th

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