Sentences with phrase «abandoned property neighborhood»

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The city's West Side is an ethnically diverse neighborhood plagued by falling property values and drugs, often dealt from abandoned houses.

«This measure provides cities and towns with the opportunity take long - abandoned or vacant properties and transform them into something that neighborhoods, families and businesses can benefit from.

Based on the office's findings of bank - owned, publicly listed zombie properties and abandoned properties, which are vacant homes with an unknown owner, the offices released a shocking report, «Nightmare Neighbors: How Badly Maintained Homes Damage Neighborhoods,» which detailed how each type of property drastically depreciates the value or surrounding homes.

The officials also released a new investigative report, «Nightmare Neighbors: How Badly Maintained Homes Damage Neighborhoods,» detailing the negative impact bank - owned, zombie and abandoned properties have on neighborhood home values.

«The housing crisis impacted our nation and neighborhoods, but these initiatives are now renovating properties that were once abandoned and keeping families in their homes.»

Among the neighbors who watched Higgins» news conference on Trudy Lane was Dan Fedyk, who has lived in the neighborhood for about eight years but is concerned that abandoned properties on the block will hurt his own home value when he decides to move.

«Through innovative programming involving partnerships and collaboration, the Chautauqua County Land Bank is dealing directly with the problem of delinquent, abandoned, dilapidated and tax foreclosed properties, and the results are becoming evident in neighborhood after neighborhood.»

At 1 p.m., Sen. Tony Avella will stand with community members to bring attention to an abandoned property that poses a number of hazards to the neighborhood, 215 - 06 49th Ave., Bayside Hills, Queens.

Launched «Neighbors for Neighborhoods» in August 2016, a $ 4 million pilot program that will enable land banks to provide subsidies for local community members to take over individual, abandoned properties and convert them into long - term affordable rental units.

«We are grateful for this grant from Attorney General Schneiderman and for all his efforts to combat the negative impact of vacant and abandoned properties on the quality of life in Albany's neighborhoods and across New York State,» said Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

Greater Syracuse Land Bank Executive Director Katelyn Wright says the properties being demolished «have no potential for renovation and detract from surrounding property values and abandoned neighborhoods.»

PAAVEMGMT 1.0 SmartSchools ® has taken a very unique approach to plant two trees with one seed... (redeveloped, rehabbed or rehabilitated of abandoned properties or eyesores) in any neighborhood - which can be utilized as «Hybrid Homes» or a «SmartSchools» concepts - in remedying a «Sub / culture in Crisis,» especially among young boys and young men of color.

«The intent of the statute was clearly to fight blight and properties that were being abandoned and bad for neighborhoods and home values.

Don't enter people's yards without their permission (and especially don't enter a gated property; guard dogs will attack you or you could cause the escape of another dog and compound your problems); don't let yourself get surprised; if you can bring mace, do so; don't enter abandoned buildings alone; don't wear clothes that make you look like you are not part of the neighborhood or rich or otherwise; walk like you know what you are doing otherwise your vulnerable attitude will be picked up by criminal types; don't enter caves or holes without proper procedures, be sure to use assistants, and use proper gear such as ropes and other things that cave explorers or utility workers would use; park your car in a lighted place, remove visible valuables, lock up and take your keys; be wary of sexual approaches — predators will try to engage you in conversations or try to touch you; and trust your gut when it says you need to get out of there.

Even though the Trust's mission is to facilitate the transfer of foreclosed and abandoned residential properties to local housing groups, Nickerson recognizes that «a neighborhood won't be stabilized if you have to walk by vacant retail space or a deteriorating apartment building to get there.»

There is an abandoned real estate property in my neighborhood that is not owned by anyone.

Also, you are hurting your neighbors by not paying association dues and by leaving an abandoned property in the neighborhood.