Land Bank gets a hand (date: 3/1/2008)

University of Michigan-Flint students cleared trash out of an abandoned house on Friday, the first step to making it a home for a family again. UM-Flint worked with the Genesee County Land Bank on the project.
By Beata Mostafavi of The Flint Journal

UM-Flint students help clean houses for the Land Bank (date: 2/29/2008)

University of Michigan-Flint students cleared trash out of an abandoned house Friday, the first step to making it a home for a family again. UM-Flint worked with the Genesee County Land Bank on the project.
By Jim Cheek of The Flint Journal

The Man Who Owns Flint (date: 1/1/2008)

Michigan’s most depressed auto town is full of vacant buildings. One local official has made their redevelopment his personal crusade.
By Christopher Swope of Governing Magazine

Hurley has huge projects on (date: 11/6/2007)

Hurley,is planning a fresh start: a nearly half-billion-dollar overhaul of the public hospital. And don't expect cookie-cutter design, said Michael Freeman, senior program officer at Local Initiative Support Corp., a Genesee County Land Bank partner. LISC worked with Hurley, which gained funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, to survey workers about living nearby.
By Shantell M. Kirkendoll of The Flint Journal

Genesee treasurer seizes property -- and opportunity -- in Flint (date: 10/28/2007)

"The idea is to look at each parcel of land and figure out how it should be used to maximize its impact on the surrounding area," Kildee said. That's how a developer or, more accurately, a city planner, might talk. But Kildee is the Genesee County treasurer, essentially a tax collector. What's he doing in this role?
BY STEPHEN HENDERSON DETROIT FREE PRESS

Berridge Gets last Look before getting a Facelift (date: 10/22/2007)

The Land Bank renovates the Berridge Hotel,which is a $6.2-million job that could be completed in less than a year, and the tours gave the curious a chance to see how big a job lies ahead.
By Bruce Edwards of The Flint Journal

Flint's Berridge Hotel is Coming BacK (date: 10/22/2007)

The Genesee County Land Bank is heading up the $6 million project, which calls for renovation of the old hotel inside and out. Each of the units will be about 1,000 square feet and will have either a loft or townhome style design. Sizes will range from one to three bedrooms. A fire in February damaged part of the building, but didn't stop the plans to renovate the building. Plans also include turning the old Tinlinn House, right near the Berridge, into four rental units. This is the next step in the Land Bank's plans to revitalize the Carriage Town neighborhood. That project is expected to be completed by the summer.
By Matt Franklin and Cathy Shafran FLINT (WJRT)

Genesee County Land Bank Honored as Innovations in American Government (date: 9/25/2007)

Harvard University’s Ash Institute & the Fannie Mae Foundation Recognize Work in Community Redevelopment and Affordable Housing.
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Renovation work could start soon at Durant Hote (date: 9/13/2007)

Interior demolition and construction could start within weeks at the old Durant Hotel,a planned $23-million redevelopment. The building will be redeveloped into rental housing aimed at young professionals and college students and commercial space. The Durant was once one of the city's grandest hotels.
by Ron Fonger | The Flint Journal

New life comes to Flint's oldest neighborhood (date: 9/9/2007)

Ground breaking for the Land Bank's Stone Street Infill project in the Carriage Town Historical Neighborhood.
By Joel Feick of Flint - WJRT