Syracuse "land bank" faces tall order: 3,300 tax-delinquent properties
The city of Syracuse has a new tool it hopes will reduce the number of vacant and tax-delinquent properties.This week the state gave the OK for Syracuse and Onondaga County to create one of the first...
View ArticleFunding uncertain as new "land banks" move forward
Newly formed "land banks" in upstate New York are moving forward, despite uncertainties on just how they'll work - or be funded.The quasi-public entity in Syracuse recently presented a plan to the city...
View ArticleSyracuse land bank moves on vacant properties
On Monday, Syracuse will send foreclosure notices to the owners of 200 vacant homes, empty lots and severely tax delinquent residences in selected areas of the city.Syracuse has not engaged in a formal...
View ArticleFunding structure for Syracuse's land bank slightly clearer
It began sending out foreclosure notices for the first time last month, but a long-term funding source for Syracuse and Onondaga County's newly formed land bank is just starting to come into focus;...
View ArticleSyracuse approves plan to share funds with new land bank
The Syracuse Common Council voted Monday to give the city's newly formed land bank a loan for startup costs and to share property tax revenue so the land bank can function over the long term, but some...
View ArticleHistoric Syracuse home slowly being renovated
Renovations have slowly been continuing on an historic home on Syracuse’s east side.The Babcock-Shattuck House stands at the gateway to Syracuse’s Westcott neighborhood. It’s also a rare empty property...
View ArticleSome ideas for converting urban "red fields" into "green fields"
Declining populations and shuttered factories have left rustbelt cities - like Buffalo or Rochester - with numerous vacant and abandoned properties. They can be old homes, former warehouses, or...
View ArticleChange in land bank law gives counties more power over vacant properties
New legislation recently signed into law, amends the state’s land bank legislation introduced by the Cuomo administration in 2011.Land Banks are mechanisms for acquiring or demolishing abandoned...
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