Beyond Blight 2022
5/10/2022
The City of Flint and the Genesee County Land Bank are partnering in releasing Beyond Blight 2022, which provides direction for eliminating blight in Flint. Watch the video in this post for an overview or click here to view Beyond Blight 2022 in full.
GCLBA State Of The Land Bank Address 2021
12/7/2021
Partners in Progress: The Community Speaks, the Land Bank's Second Annual Virtual State of the Land Bank address to learn more about our successes from the year.
Lunch Break with the Land Bank - Ready For Rehab
10/28/2021
Watch our October episode of Lunch Break with the Land Bank virtual talk as we discuss our newest sales program, Ready for Rehab! We will review the appropriate steps needed to submit a completed offer form.
Presenters: Alexandria Riley, Sales & Development Director & Jennifer Riggs, Transaction Supervisor
Lunch Break with the Land Bank - Property Maintenance
9/23/2021
Watch our September episode of Lunch Break with the Land Bank to learn more about our community partnerships and the impact of our property maintenance work.
Presenter: Michael Freeman, Executive Director
Lunch Break with the Land Bank - Purchasing Properties in Poor or Substandard condition
8/12/2021
Watch our August episode of Lunch Break with the Land Bank to learn more about how to purchase “poor” and “substandard” conditioned properties from the Land Bank. We are proud to partner with stakeholders who are restoring vacant properties throughout Genesee County.
Lunch Break with the Land Bank
7/1/2021
Lunch Break with the Land Bank virtual talk was aired on Thursday, July, 1st on Facebook live.
Presenter: Alexandria Riley, Sales & Development Director
Discussion on the policies and processes of our Featured Homes Program.
What's Up at the Land Bank...
5/28/2021
Update from the Genesee County Land Bank Executive Director, Michael Freeman
What's Up at the Land Bank
5/21/2021
Update from Alexandria Riley, Sales & Development Director
2020 State of The Genesee County Land Bank
12/17/2020
Our first ever State of the Land Bank address was streamed live on December 17, 2020. The video was viewed by more than 11.5K people! If you have not seen it yet, click on the link below to learn more about the Genesee County Land Bank from Congressman Dan Kildee, Board Chair Deb Cherry, Executive Director Michael Freeman and Raynetta Speed, Community Relations Manager.
Genesee County Land Bank kicks off Clean & Green program
4/16/2015
Some Flint area neighborhoods are in line to get a little spring cleaning.
Thursday, the Genesee County Land Bank kicked off its Clean & Green program
Chevy Commons - Bright Side 18
12/4/2014
Sixty acres of pavement is all that remains where the lumber, carriage and auto industry flourished, and where the 1936-37 Flint sit down strike against General Motors changed the course of history. With the factories gone, people in Flint decided it's time to do something new here and to recognize that history.
State awards $2.6 million to fight blight in Civic Park Neighborhood
9/10/2014
More than 200 houses in a historic Flint neighborhood will be demolished over the next few months.
Federal program helps Flint housing market
1/25/2013
Genesee County and Flint city leaders say Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds are stabilizing the housing market.
$36.5 million spent to demolish, rehab homes in Genesee County
1/25/2013
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program has made it possible to demolish hundreds of blighted homes, and rehabilitate dozens of others.
Fighting Flint's blight one lot at a time
11/1/2012
It's hard to ignore the ailing façade in parts of the Vehicle City - sagging rooftops, boarded-up windows, the overgrowth of once-pruned trees along blocks of dilapidated homes.
Federal dollars renovate foreclosed Flint home
10/12/2012
One look at the craftsman-style mantle and the rich hardwood floors, it's hard to believe the home at 841 E. Ninth St. as once a neighborhood eyesore.
Genesee County Land Bank presents latest project
10/12/2012
The Genesee County Land Bank is working to clean up the Flint area by renovating homes and knocking down blight.
Land Bank sells 4 homes in one week
10/10/2012
We just closed 4 of our new NSP homes THIS WEEK! Chad was the last to sign, and is excited to move in to his new home in Flint's Historic Carriage Town.
Genesee County Land Bank ready for Fall Homes Tour
9/19/2012
A newly renovated house for sale for far less than what was spent to fix it up. The Genesee County Land Bank has five, that were just completed, on display during Saturday's Fall Homes Tour in Flint's Mott Park neighborhood.