Partnerships: Land Banks, Nonprofits, and Community Development Corporations

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1 Partnerships: Land Banks, Nonprofits, and Community Development Corporations Panelists: Camille Maxwell Northeast Shores Development Corporation Lilah Zautner Cuyahoga Land Bank Matt Martin Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership Moderator: Benjamin Faller, CWRU School of Law

2 NORTHEAST SHORES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 317 East 156 th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44110

3 The Mission of Northeast Shores Is To Create A Better North Shore Collinwood For Everyone To Live, Work and Visit. Our Vision Is To Have This Highly Diverse Community, On The Shores of Lake Erie, Meet Its Full Potential As A Neighborhood of Choice.

4 Artist/Live Work Studios Build Wealth While Renting RENTER EQUITY

7 Own Your Own (Build Your Dream)

13 Special Projects and Creative Collaborations Lilah Zautner 13

14 Mission The Mission of the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation is to strategically acquire properties, return them to productive use, reduce blight, increase property values, support community goals and improve the quality of life for county residents.

15 Special Project Collaborations Stabilization Parcel based triage to protect and leverage community anchors Assembly and Development Clearing title and land for urgent and long-term assembly Special Projects Team External Partner & Project Manager President Executive Assistant Acquisitions Manager Information and Planning Specialist GIS and Research Technician Assistant General Counsel GIS Trello Facilities Match Making Strategic acquisition for the creation or expansion of facilities that serve special populations Properties of Interest Strategic acquisition and sale of economically, environmentally or culturally valuable properties Field Inspection Walk & Work Case Research Property Profile System NEO CANDO/NST 15

with quarterly walk & work tours and weekly tracking Goals for

16 Stabilization Anchor organizations growing where they are planted Elizabeth Baptist Church Ongoing, close, working relationships with quarterly walk & work tours and weekly tracking Goals for facility expansion, land assembly, greenspace, and nuisance abatement 16

17 Stabilization Anchor organizations growing where they are planted Evangel Temple, Village Family Farms, Church of God 17

Assembly and Development Clearing the slate East

Church Project-based transactional relationships

18 Assembly and Development Clearing the slate East 105 th Building, Fisher House, Original Glorious Church Project-based transactional relationships with periodic meetings, on-site inspections and weekly tracking. Research, acquisition, demolition, assembly, and resetting the proforma to encourage development 18

19 Facilities Match Making Hearts meet hard hats The Meeting Place, Urban Bridges Ongoing or project-based transactional relationships with periodic meetings, on-site inspections and weekly tracking. Research, pass-throughs, acquisition and sale of properties to be renovated and used for nonprofit operations or homes for special populations. 19

20 Facilities Match Making Hearts meet hard hats Concerned Citizens Community Council 20

Properties of Interest Just too good to pass

to acquire properties before collaborators

assemble properties then reach out to select

to life Properties must present significant

21 Properties of Interest Just too good to pass up Kinsman properties Seize the opportunity to acquire properties before collaborators are identified Research, acquire, and assemble properties then reach out to select partners with the capacity to bring them back to life Properties must present significant value to risk acquiring and holding them without an end user 21

22 Properties of Interest Just too good to pass up Oehloff Methodist Church, Hunting Valley acreage 22

23 Keys to Success Special Projects Collaboration Research and Staffing Accurate, real-time, organized data is key to long term acquisition strategies and trust between partners Skilled staff to identify properties, perform legal work, and manage nuanced partnerships Reducing risk Protecting the partner you must accurately assess the capacity of partners to perform renovations, carry out long-term plans and sustain facilities WHILE continuing to thrive Protecting the Land Bank Pass-through agreements, deed in escrow and deed reverters are used to ensure the land bank doesn t get stuck holding abandoned property and can regain control of key properties if the partner fails 23

24 Thank You Lilah Zautner, Manager of Special Projects and Land Reuse 24

25 TRUMBULL COUNTY LAND BANK 2016 Ohio Land Bank Conference Cleveland Ohio

26 Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Community Development Corporation serving the neighborhoods of Warren, Ohio. The mission of Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is to empower residents and promote sustainable community development through projects and programs that increase the quality of life in Warren's neighborhoods. 26

27 Land Bank Mission Reclaim properties, revitalize neighborhoods, and restore real estate markets Work cooperatively with cities, townships, villages, other units of governments, leaders, and individual property owners, to acquire derelict vacant property and return it to productive use 27

28 Data Collection: 1500 Vacant Houses 28 Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership - About

29 Data Collection: Food Deserts 29 Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership - About

30 Community Outreach Engaged more than 250 residents in 2014 in localized Warren citizens are concerned about: Jobs Education Crime Safety Blight Vacant property High grass Recreation Public art Passive green spaces

31 31 Reclaiming Vacant Space: Home Ownership

32 trumbullcountylandbank.org 942 Hollywood Minimum Bid: $5,000 Estimated Rehab $18,650 Owner Occupant Restriction

33 Deed in Escrow Program Residential Property Sales $1.1 Million $2.5 Million Private Rehab Investment

34 Creative community spaces

36 Demolition

37 Open space

38 Green Space

39 $11.2 Million Awarded Through OHFA s NIP Program

40 Side Lot Incentive Program The Side Lot Program gives interested applicants the opportunity to acquire vacant and abandoned tax delinquent properties Side Lots are $200 for adjacent owner occupants Since March 2013, 453 side lots have transferred 40

41 Local Food 41 Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership - About

42 Local Food Access

43 Kent State University Urban Design Students

46 46

47 Building a Better Warren Logic Model Resources Activities Outcomes Impacts People and Place Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership Trumbull County Land Reutilization Corporation Place Renovations Perform general construction work on rehab homes Complete board ups of nuisance properties Greening Plant trees on vacant lots Install pocket parks, orchards, community gardens and other food production sites Maintenance Mow and maintain lots left empty by demolition Salvage Identify and remove valuable materials with resale value before demolition People Supportive Services Recruit residents to program through partner organizations Provide employees with necessary social services to succeed Place Create new year round fulltime jobs fighting blight Decrease housing vacancy levels in strategic neighborhoods Rehabilitate and return vacant homes to occupancy Increased tax base Improved quality of life Increased sustainability Increased access to healthy food Increased community assets People Reduced unemployment 9 employees hired Reduced poverty Provide training to employees in high-demand industries Assist employees in overcoming employment and family-sustaining barriers People & Place Sustainable economic development through employment Self-sufficiency for individuals and families Public and private investment Community capital and social inclusion

49 TCLRC IMPACT: HOUSES RETURNED TO OCCUPANCY 250 DEMOLITIONS 450 SIDE LOTS SOLD DOZENS OF PUBLIC LAND USE PROJECTS BUILDING A BETTER WARREN JOBS INITIATIVE

Trumbull County Land Reutilization Corporation

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