Greater Syracuse Land Bank

The Greater Syracuse Land Bank is a not-for-profit organization that facilitates the return of vacant and abandoned properties to productive use.

A land bank is typically a not-for-profit or governmental entity intended to facilitate the return of vacant and abandoned properties to productive use. Land banks ensure that properties’ return to productive use are planned for in a coordinated manner. Sometimes this requires only short-term involvement of the land bank, which may acquire a problem property so it can be quickly sold to a...