What they call their work
What they do
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Land Bank Property Revitalization 2 activities
- Acquisition and redevelopment of vacant and tax-delinquent propertiesAcquires, demolishes, and renovates vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties to return them to productive use, including selective demolition, asbestos abatement, and stabilization work on historic structures.
- Engagement of contractors through requests for proposalsIssues requests for proposals to engage qualified builders, contractors, and partners in active development projects, including rehabilitation and construction work on targeted properties.
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Who runs it
- Brian Loucks — Chair
- Darwin Fanton — Treasurer
- David Evans — Director
- Edward Zalar — Director
- H Kier Dirlam — Secretary
- Robert Salzar — Director
Who they work with
- Clinton Brown Architecture Company Partner — Selected to provide architectural drawings and construction specifications for the 31 Grover Street rehabilitation project.
- GVCS Partner — Students from GVCS constructed a shed at the 31 Grover Street property as part of hands-on training during the rehabilitation process.
- New York State Homes and Community Renewal Government — Provides partial support for multiple land bank projects, including access to historic tax credits and public funding incentives.
- Town of Friendship Government — Passed a resolution supporting the Land Bank’s Main Street project and committed to future collaboration on redevelopment efforts.
- contractors Partner — Engages contractors in property rehabilitation and development projects via competitive proposals.
- qualified builders Partner — Collaborates with builders on active development projects through RFPs.
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Accelerated Redevelopment via Pre-Vetted Pipelinemethodology: pre-vetted_property_pipelineBy providing developers with a pipeline of pre-vetted properties—featuring clear titles, mapped utilities, and community support—we reduce barriers to redevelopment and increase project velocity because it lowers risk and transaction costs for qualified partners.
- Community-Driven Targeting of Blighted Propertiesmethodology: community-driven_revitalizationBy engaging community members to identify vacant and abandoned properties, we improve targeting of interventions because local knowledge enhances accuracy and responsiveness, increasing community ownership and support for revitalization efforts.
- Property Revitalization Through Acquisition and Redevelopmentmethodology: property-reuse-through-demolition-and-renovationBy acquiring, demolishing, and renovating vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties, we return them to productive use because this clears blight, enables reinvestment, and restores value to distressed neighborhoods.