When the Cuyahoga Land Bank was first created amid the foreclosure crisis, it was an emergency-services nonprofit meant to stabilize abandoned, tax-delinquent properties. But now 15 years in, its role has expanded far beyond its original purpose.

“It’s been an organic evolution of the mission,” said Ricardo León, president and chief executive of the Cuyahoga Land Bank. “We started trying to protect our communities, then demolition and saving homes, to partnering on brownfield remediation and development.”

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Author: Zachary Smith