Genesee County Land Bank

Genesee County Land Bank Revitalizing Genesee County by acquiring, maintaining, developing and selling vacant land and homes.

Through partnerships with public, private and non-profit stakeholder, the Land Bank encourages reinvestment in tax foreclosed properties. Since its inception in 2002, the Genesee County Land Bank has taken the lead in applying the economic tools created under this new system by playing an active role in stabilizing neighborhoods and revitalizing the City of Flint and the surrounding areas. The Lan

d Bank encourages re-use of more than 4,000 residential, commercial and industrial properties that it has acquired through the tax foreclosure process. This is accomplished through partnerships with public, private and non-profit partners as well as with the proceeds from the tax foreclosure process, proceeds from GCLB sales and rental programs, grants, loans, and bonds.

Congratulations to Carma Lewis! 🎉Carma has been named the 2026 recipient of the Lynn Williams Neighbor Spotlight Award b...
09/04/2026

Congratulations to Carma Lewis! 🎉Carma has been named the 2026 recipient of the Lynn Williams Neighbor Spotlight Award by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

Carma is Community Relations Manager at the Land Bank, president of Flint Neighborhoods United, and a board member of the Community Foundation. She also chairs the Neighborhoods Small Grants Committee. She is, as she puts it, a "huge fan" of her hometown. The award honors a Genesee County resident whose leadership and love of community help make Flint more vibrant and equitable. That describes Carma perfectly.

She will be honored at the Art of Philanthropy celebration
WHERE: FIA Theater, Flint
WHEN: Thursday, September 17 | Registration at 5:15 p.m., program at 5:45 p.m., reception at 6:45 p.m.

Details and registration at cfgf.org/aop26.

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank.Step 1 ...
08/31/2026

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank.
Step 1 – View the home (Bring picture ID and sign in upon arrival)
Step 2 – Gather proof of funds/income as detailed on the form
Step 3 – Submit your offer
Check out upcoming open houses Sept. 1 - 4. Times are 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

🏠 FEATURED HOMES
https://www.thelandbank.org/featured_homes.asp
Tues., Sept. 1, 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
2302 Bassett Place, Flint

🏠 READY FOR REHAB
https://www.thelandbank.org/readyforrehab.asp
Wed., Sept. 2, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
418 E Alma Ave, Flint
Wed., Sept. 2, 1 - 4 p.m.
310 Westmoreland Dr, Flint
Thurs., Sept. 3, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
250 E Hobson Ave, Flint
Thurs., Sept. 3, 1 - 4 p.m.
6238 Le Beau St, Flint
Fri., Sept. 4, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
915 N Chevrolet Ave, Flint
Fri., Sept. 4, 1 - 4 p.m.
2009 Berkley St, Flint

Attendance at an open house is required for your offer to be considered. Highest and best offers will be accepted by fax, email, or Land Bank drop box by the following deadlines:
▪️Featured Homes (Bassett Place): 4 p.m. Friday, September 11
▪️Ready for Rehab (all other properties): 4 p.m. Monday, September 14

08/28/2026

Cleaning up, showing up. 🚮 💚

Our crews were back at it near Hardenbrook Park, clearing debris from a spot that needed attention. This work is part of a larger effort to support the neighborhood: demolition, dumping prevention, and the goats clearing buckthorn.

The goal is simple: a cleaner, safer park space for the residents who live nearby. That is what this work is for.

Community partners, community transformation. On Bonbright, multiple properties are coming together to create something ...
08/26/2026

Community partners, community transformation. On Bonbright, multiple properties are coming together to create something new for the neighborhood.

One property was foreclosed in 2023 and sold to Communities First Inc in 2024. Next door, another property was foreclosed in 2021 and slated for ARPA demolition, but CFI stepped in and purchased it in 2025 before demolition could take place. The acquisition allowed them to use time-sensitive grant funding to clean up both properties and transform the former blighted structures into a playground.

Just down the street, another property was never in Land Bank inventory, but the owner has invested heavily in it, adding to the growing momentum in this north of downtown neighborhood.

This is what happens when community partners, residents, and the Land Bank work together.

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank. Step 1...
08/24/2026

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank.
Step 1 – View the home (Bring picture ID and sign in upon arrival)
Step 2 – Gather proof of funds/income as detailed on the form
Step 3 – Submit your offer
Check out upcoming open houses August 25 - 28. Times are 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

🏠 FEATURED HOMES
https://www.thelandbank.org/featured_homes.asp
Tues., Aug. 25, 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
3144 Maryland Ave, Flint

🏠 READY FOR REHAB
https://www.thelandbank.org/readyforrehab.asp
Wed., Aug. 27, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
501 E Russell Ave, Flint
Wed., Aug. 27, 1 - 4 p.m.
413 E Russell Ave, Flint
Thurs., Aug. 28, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
305 W Home Ave, Flint
Thurs., Aug. 28, 1 - 4 p.m.
213 W Piper Ave, Flint

Attendance at an open house is required for your offer to be considered. Highest and best offers will be accepted by fax, email, or Land Bank drop box by the following deadlines:
▪️Featured Homes (Maryland Ave): 4 p.m. Friday, September 4
▪️Ready for Rehab (all other properties): 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 8

A great turnout at Hardenbrook Park. 🐐 The goats returned for a Meet the Goats event, and the community showed up. Neigh...
08/21/2026

A great turnout at Hardenbrook Park. 🐐

The goats returned for a Meet the Goats event, and the community showed up. Neighbors toured the grazing site, asked questions, and saw firsthand how the goats are helping restore Flint's green spaces.

The event was a chance to celebrate the work happening at Hardenbrook Park (historically Jackson Park). Over the summer, the goats have been clearing invasive buckthorn, opening up the space for the Flint Jackson Park Youth League and the surrounding neighborhood.

Thank you to everyone who came out, asked questions, and took photos. And thank you to the goats for your amazing grazing!

The MLK Momentum Motivation Monday Grand Finale is happening this Monday, August 24th, and Community Relations Manager C...
08/21/2026

The MLK Momentum Motivation Monday Grand Finale is happening this Monday, August 24th, and Community Relations Manager Carma Lewis will be there. Stop by, say hello, and ask her about the Land Bank.

This is the final event of a 12-week series celebrating King Avenue. The afternoon will include local vendors, food, music, games, face painting, a Hustle & Stepper Dance Showdown with a $100 prize, and a trophy. DJ Jay Big will be on the ones and twos.

WHERE: 3216 Martin Luther King Avenue, Flint
WHEN: Monday, August 24 | 1–7:30 p.m.

Come out, support the neighborhood, and find Carma while you are there.

The goats are on their way! Come see them tomorrow at Hardenbrook Park. WHEN: Friday, August 21 | 4–7 p.m.WHERE: 309 E. ...
08/20/2026

The goats are on their way!
Come see them tomorrow at Hardenbrook Park.

WHEN: Friday, August 21 | 4–7 p.m.
WHERE: 309 E. Rankin St. (Hardenbrook Park, historically Jackson Park)

This event is free! A local food truck, free snacks, and ice cream will be available… along with plenty of goats! 🐐

Side Lot Success 🌱 Through our Lots Available program, GCLBA makes vacant residential lots available to adjacent homeown...
08/19/2026

Side Lot Success 🌱

Through our Lots Available program, GCLBA makes vacant residential lots available to adjacent homeowners. Over the years we have seen some amazing side lot transformations.

Check out this transformation from blighted structure to thriving garden and hoop house.

🏚️ GCLBA received the structure after tax foreclosure in 2012.
🔨 The structure was demolished in Summer 2014.
🌿 The neighbor purchased it as a side lot in Spring 2015.
🌸 Today, it is a thriving garden and hoop house spanning two additional lots.

Do you own a home adjacent to a Land Bank vacant lot? You could qualify for a side lot purchase and make your own transformation.

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank.Step 1 ...
08/17/2026

Don't miss out on these great opportunities! Purchase a Featured Home or Ready for Rehab home from the Land Bank.
Step 1 – View the home (Bring picture ID and sign in upon arrival)
Step 2 – Gather proof of funds/income as detailed on the form
Step 3 – Submit your offer
Check out upcoming open houses August 18 - 21. Times are 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

🏠 FEATURED HOMES
https://www.thelandbank.org/featured_homes.asp
Tues., Aug. 18, 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
2214 Mallery St, Flint

🏠 READY FOR REHAB
https://www.thelandbank.org/readyforrehab.asp
Wed., Aug. 19, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
809 Lincoln Ave, Flint
Wed., Aug. 19, 1 - 4 p.m.
214 W Russell Ave, Flint
Thurs., Aug. 20, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
309 E Alma Ave, Flint
Thurs., Aug. 20, 1 - 4 p.m.
357 E Alma Ave, Flint
Fri., Aug. 21, 9 - 11:30 a.m.
410 E Ruth Ave, Flint
Fri., Aug. 21, 1 - 4 p.m.
502 E Austin Ave, Flint

Attendance at an open house is required for your offer to be considered. Highest and best offers will be accepted by fax, email, or Land Bank drop box by the following deadlines:
▪️ Featured Homes (Mallery St): 4 p.m. Friday, August 28
▪️ Ready for Rehab (all other properties): 4 p.m. Monday, August 31

Address

452 S Saginaw Street
Flint, MI
48502

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+18102573088

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