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More than 14,600 abandoned homes in Ohio razed with mortgage settlement cash

February 27, 2015 [Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com] More than 14,600 blighted homes around Ohio have been demolished during the past three ...

Millions for demolition within reach for Cleveland and inner-ring suburbs

October 28, 2014 [Leila Atassi, cleveland.com]  If Cuyahoga County Council approves a plan Tuesday to borrow $50 million for the ...

Cuyahoga County Likely To Approve $50 Million Demolition Fund

October 15, 2014 [Ideastream] The proposal came from County Executive Ed Fitzgerald last February with few details on how the ...
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Jim Rokakis headlines the City Club

On August 15, Thriving Communities Institute Director Jim Rokakis spoke to a sold-out City Club lunch forum that attracted politicians, ...

Fun Fact!: Board of Directors of the Cuyahoga Land Bank

The Board of Directors of the Cuyahoga Land Bank is required to consist of the County Treasurer, the County Executive ...

Slavic Village Recovery unveils first rehabilitated home (WOIO)

Some positive news for Cleveland's Slavic Village! Cleveland City Officials and members of Slavic Village Recovery, LLC, showed off their first ...

Cuyahoga Land Bank Overview

In the first of a series of FAQ videos, we provide an overview of the Cuyahoga Land Bank's core activities.  ...

FAQ 7 – What does the Cuyahoga Land Bank do with houses that can’t be renovated?

Home The Cuyahoga Land Bank acquires about 100 properties a month, which it assesses - after vacancy has been confirmed ...

FAQ 5 – What does the Cuyahoga Land Bank do once it gets a property?

Home This FAQ video explains what the Cuyahoga Land Bank does with the properties in its inventory. The Cuyahoga Land ...

Slavic Village, devastated by the national housing crisis, is battling back (Cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Just before dinner on a warm fall afternoon last week, Cecelia Smith mounted a riding mower, steered ...

CLEVELAND’S TEARDOWN RUNAROUND

September 17, 2013 [Daniel McGraw, Belt Magazine] In addition to the 8,000 or so vacant housing units in bad shape ...

Area Neighborhoods Look For a Balance Between Demolition and Rehab (WCPN)

Thousands of abandoned properties litter the landscape of Northeast Ohio. Concerns about criminal activity hidden inside these former homes and ...