716-243-3996 • info@benlic.org • 403 Main Street Suite 602, Buffalo, NY 14203
716-243-3996 • info@benlic.org • 403 Main Street Suite 602, Buffalo, NY 14203
The Land Bank for Erie County
Returning vacant properties to productive use throughout Erie County: building new homes, restoring blocks, and creating opportunity for families.
Our Mission
The Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC) seeks to confront and alleviate the problems distressed properties cause to communities by supporting municipal and regional revitalization efforts and strategically acquiring, improving, assembling, and selling distressed, vacant, abandoned, and/or tax-delinquent properties.
Programs & Initiatives
From new construction to full rehabilitation, BENLIC is putting families into quality homes across Buffalo and Erie County.
52 New Homes
More than $23 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the City of Buffalo and Erie County is supporting BENLIC’s construction of 52 single-family homes on formerly vacant lots across Buffalo and Cheektowaga. As homes are sold, proceeds fuel future development.
12 New Homes
Twelve single-family homes are under construction on the 500 block of Adams Street on Buffalo’s East Side, funded through NYS Homes and Community Renewal’s Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Program for households earning 100% or less of the Area Median Income.
Funded by the NYS Land Bank Initiative grant through NYS Homes and Community Renewal, BENLIC is rehabilitating vacant homes throughout the City of Buffalo and Erie County.
Legacy City ACCESS
BENLIC is partnering with NYS HCR to fund the restoration of three long-vacant homes in Buffalo. Local minority contractor Darold Fountain of Aurora Window Systems is developing the properties, supporting affordable homeownership for underserved families and first-time homebuyers.
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Opportunity for Every Family
Through new construction and restoration, BENLIC helps underserved families and first-time homebuyers put down roots in Buffalo and Erie County, while every home built or restored strengthens the block around it.
Real Results
149 Northland Avenue, before and after BENLIC’s rehabilitation. Every restored home strengthens the block around it.
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Next Meeting
2:30 PM • Livestreamed
Regular meetings are held at 403 Main Street (Brisbane Building at Lafayette Square), Conference Room 521, Buffalo, NY 14203. All meetings are recorded and posted on this website, and livestreamed on BENLIC’s YouTube Channel.
