The state Attorney General’s Office has awarded Rochester’s land bank $2.78 million, which the city will use to acquire and rehabilitate houses over the next two years. Over the summer, the AG’s Office said it was making $20 million from the state’s share of a national mortgage settlement available to New York land banks. In […]
Rochester land bank
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Looking to land bank
City officials have asked the state for permission to form a land bank to help address vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties. | Last week, Rochester Mayor Tom Richards announced that the city had submitted a formal application to Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency. The application proposes creating the Rochester Land Bank, a […]
