Reclaiming Wilmington's Vacant, Blighted and Abandoned Properties

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Wilmington Homestead

Homebuyer Program

Join us on Saturday, December 7th

for the next release of Homestead Properties!

The Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank, in partnership with the City of Wilmington’s Department of Real Estate and Housing, recently launched its new Homesteader program.

On August 12th and October 12th, over 150 prospective homesteaders joined us for each of these informative sessions that included property for sale and renovation, as well the opportunity to meet our lending and credit counseling partners. Join us again on December 7th for the latest property release and more exciting program details!

This program offers a select group of Land Bank owned properties to home-buyers who commit to renovating a home and using it for personal use for a period of at least five years. Interested buyers will be required to personally finance the renovations and to bring the properties back to livable conditions per City Code.

Properties are now being identified and basic renovation budgets will be prepared in advance. The program will include a group of prequalified, 203-K certified contractors who will be available to work with the approved home buyers. In addition, financing opportunities with approved lenders will be offered.

Please email the Land Bank at info@wilmingtonlandbank.org or, click on the link at the bottom of the page to provide your contact information.

Please note that the WNCLB property inventory system is being updated. Please Email for a current inventory listing.

ndicostanza@wilmingtonlandbank.org

GOVERNANCE

GOVERNING BOARD

•Rick Gessner, Chairman

•Hanifa Shabazz, Vice Chair, Governance Chair, President, Wilmington City Council
•Jeffrey C. Flynn, Vice Chair, City of Wilmington, Economic Development
•Susan Frank, Finance Chair, Designee of DE Governor

•Kevin Smith, WNCLB Technical Board Chairman, President, Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
•Charles M. Freel, Finance Chair, Wilmington City Council
•Herb M. Inden, Director of Planning, City of Wilmington,

•Raheemah Jabbar-Bey, Professor, School of Urban Policy, University of Delaware - Retired
•Hal Schneikert, Wilmington Neighborhood Planning Council
•Robert Weir, Director, Department of Real Estate & Housing, City of Wilmington

TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD

•Kevin Smith, Habitat for Humanity of New Castle Co., Chairman

•Rev. T.S. Keeling, Central Baptist CDC
•Paul Calistro, Cornerstone West CDC
•Vikram Krishnamurthy, DE Center for Horticulture
•Carrie Murphy, Delaware Urban Farm Food Coalition
•Grant Dick, Friends of Wilmington Parks
•Timothy Crawl-Bey, Inter-Neighborhood Foundation
•Matt Lynch, Ministry of Caring
•Rysheema Dixon, South Wilmington Planning Network
•Maria Dziembowska, The Nature Conservancy
•Rodney A. Lambert, Woodlawn Trustees

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank (WNCLB) is to return vacant, dilapidated, abandoned, and delinquent properties to productive use, while strengthening and revitalizing our neighborhoods and

inspiring economic development.

We accomplish our mission in a way that:

•Is purposeful, transparent, and for the public good;

•Improves the coordination of resources and collaboration within and between governments,

community organizations, and the private sector;

•Is both economically efficient and sustainable;

•Reflects the goals and objectives of the City’s comprehensive development plan; and

•Invests in existing neighborhoods.

Our Processes and Programs:

• Acquire, stabilize, and maintain vacant, blighted and abandoned properties in the City of Wilmington

• Manage disposition of properties to new owners who will restore them to productive use, through programs that will include:

Homesteading for new home-owners

Investor acquisition for renovation and resale for homeowners

Side-Lots

Community Gardens

•Package contiguous parcels for development projects, including affordable and market rate housing.

Upcoming Meetings:

Greening Committee

Mon, 11/18/19 at 2 PM

Delaware Center for Horticulture

Technical Advisory Board

Wed, 11/20/19 at 8:30 AM

Habitat for Humanity

Governance Committee

Mon, 11/25/19 at 10 AM

Wilmington City Council Meeting Room

Finance Committee

Tues, 11/26/19 at 8 AM

WNCLB Headquarters

404 N Market St

Full Board Meeting

Wed, 11/6/19 at 8 AM

The Mill

1007 N Orange St

4th Floor

Homestead/Homebuyer Event

Sat, December 7 at 10 AM

Community Education Building

CONTACT:

WILMINGTON

NEIGHBORHOOD

CONSERVANCY LAND BANK

Our Address:

Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank

404 N Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

Email: ndicostanza@wilmingtonlandbank.org

Phone: (302) 746-6009

For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form: