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The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. received a $21,355 federal grant to support home ownership in the Mahoning Valley and provide resources for financial stability and improved housing conditions.

To see the full story from The Vindicator, click here.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Frances Schermer Charitable Trust awarded a $5,000 grant for emergency repair to YNDC.

The funds will be used for the emergency home repair program to assist residents of owner-occupied, single family homes with emergency repairs such as furnace and plumbing repairs at NO COST to owners. Thank you to the Frances Schermer Charitable Trust!

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation are working together to sell a newly renovated West Side commercial building that had sat vacant for more than a decade.

The recent listing of the 2,240-square-foot structure at 984 Bears Den Road for sale marks another milestone in the partnership of the two agencies to restore and revive vacant, abandoned properties.

“This is a major step in our partnership with YNDC,” said Debora Flora, Land Bank executive director. “The process is much like our work with residential properties -- we’re taking a non-marketable and abandoned property, finding out what we need to do to bring it back to life and restoring it as a marketable property with a clean title – but in this case, we’re helping to bring employment, too. And we so badly need that here so that excites me all the more.”

The Land Bank acquired the building after it was foreclosed on for non-payment of real estate taxes. YNDC acquired the building earlier this year from the Land Bank and recently completed renovations, including the installation of a new roof, two new furnaces and a staircase leading to an upper storage loft. It also restored utilities, overhead doors, electrical work and more.

The Land Bank specializes in acquiring vacant, abandoned properties and repurposing them, and YNDC’s services include renovating properties and marketing them to qualified buyers. This marks the partners’ first commercial revitalization venture.  

The building features two small offices, a bathroom, a heated garage with four overhead doors and a fenced in backyard.

It formerly housed a company that makes aluminum products for the construction industry, as well as an automotive repair shop.

“We’re excited to see what we can continue to do with commercial revitalization by joining forces with community partners like YNDC,” said Debora.

The property is listed at $89,000. For more information, click here.

The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. are partnering to sell a newly renovated commercial building on the city’s west side.

The building, 984 Bears Den Road, has sat vacant for more than a decade and YNDC acquired it earlier this year before starting renovations. Among the renovations are a new roof, two new furnaces, restored utilities, overhead doors and a staircase leading to storage loft. Other features include two small offices, a bathroom, a heated garage and a fenced backyard.

The building, which previously housed a company that made aluminum construction products and an auto repair shop, is 2,240 square feet, including 1,926 square feet of heated garage space. It is listed at $89,000 and the property is zoned industrial green.

To see the full story from The Business Journal, click here.

The Mahoning County Land Bank has teamed up with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation to sell a warehouse on the west side that’s been vacant for 10 years.

It’s located on Bears Den Road near Industrial Road and marks the first commercial revitalization venture between the two businesses.

To see the full story from WKBN, click here.

The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. are working together to sell a newly-renovated West Side commercial building that had sat vacant for more than a decade.

The recent listing of the 2,240-square-foot structure at 984 Bears Den Road for sale marks another milestone in the partnership of the two agencies to restore and revive vacant, abandoned properties.

“This is a major step in our partnership with YNDC,” said Debora Flora, Land Bank executive director. “The process is much like our work with residential properties — we’re taking a non-marketable and abandoned property, finding out what we need to do to bring it back to life and restoring it as a marketable property with a clean title — but in this case, we’re helping to bring employment, too.

"And we so badly need that here so that excites me all the more.”

The Land Bank acquired the building after it was foreclosed on for non-payment of real estate taxes.

YNDC acquired the building earlier this year from the Land Bank and recently completed renovations, including the installation of a new roof, two new furnaces and a staircase leading to an upper storage loft. It also restored utilities, overhead doors, electrical work and more.

To see the full story from Mahoning Matters, click here.

The Mahoning County Land Bank and Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. are working together to sell a newly renovated West Side commercial building that had sat vacant for more than a decade.

The recent listing of the 2,240-square-foot structure at 984 Bears Den Road for sale marks another big step in the partnership of the two agencies to restore and revive vacant, abandoned properties, officials said.

The land bank specializes in acquiring vacant, abandoned properties and repurposing them, and YNDC’s services include renovating properties and marketing them to qualified buyers. This marks the partners’ first commercial revitalization venture.

“The process is much like our work with residential properties — we’re taking a non-marketable and abandoned property, finding out what we need to do to bring it back to life and restoring it as a marketable property with a clean title,” Debora Flora, land bank executive director, said. “But in this case, we’re helping to bring employment, too.”

The land bank acquired the building after it was foreclosed on for non-payment of real estate taxes. It formerly housed a company that made aluminum products for the construction industry, as well as an automotive repair shop.

YNDC acquired the building earlier this year from the land bank and recently completed renovations — including the installation of a new roof, two new furnaces and a staircase leading to an upper storage loft. It also restored utilities, overhead doors, electrical work and more.

To see the full story from The Vindicator, click here.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

The Raymond John Wean Foundation, Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments have created the Mahoning Valley Food Pantry Map to provide critical information on the hours of operation, location and resources available at food pantries and emergency food assistance sites across the region.

The map can be found here.

A predatory rent-to-own program run by a company called Vision Property Management has offered the promise of future ownership in low-income neighborhoods, but many of the homes tendered by the company needed expensive repairs.

And after fixing the problems, some residents soon found eviction notices on their doors. Karla Murthy reports as part of our series, "Chasing the Dream."

To see the full story from PBS, click here.

Monday, June 29, 2020

On Monday, June 29, the Union Home Mortgage Foundation awarded YNDC with a $5,000 grant for Housing Counseling.

The Housing Counseling Program empowers low- to moderate-income residents to identify and overcome barriers to homeownership, including inadequate savings, income, credit history, and understanding of the home buying process, and prepare them for future homeownership; and to provide existing low- to moderate-income homeowners with resources to maximize their limited incomes and minimize repair costs so that they can avoid foreclosure and improve their living conditions. Big thanks to the Union Home Mortgage Foundation for their support of YNDC!