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
Our Company
A non-profit corporation established in 2012, and one of 30 land banks in New York State.
Who We Are
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.
BENLIC operates with a small, dedicated full-time staff, guided by a board of directors drawn from Erie County, the City of Buffalo and partner municipalities.
73,000+
Properties are tax delinquent in Erie County
$23.5M
In combined ARPA funding from Erie County and the City of Buffalo
60+
New affordable housing opportunities planned through infill initiatives
Leadership
BENLIC is governed by an eleven-member Board of public officials. Directors serve ex officio, by virtue of the office they hold with the City of Buffalo, Erie County, the City of Lackawanna, the City of Tonawanda or Empire State Development. They serve without compensation and have no fixed term or appointment date: a director serves while holding the office listed. See Article IV of the By-Laws.
Chair
Director
Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Services
Executive Director, Office of Strategic Planning
City of Buffalo
Commissioner, Permit and Inspection Services
City of Buffalo
Commissioner
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
County Attorney
Erie County Department of Law
Commissioner of Administration, Finance, Policy, and Urban Affairs
City of Buffalo
Western New York Regional Director
Empire State Development Corporation
Corporation Counsel
City of Buffalo
City Treasurer
City of Tonawanda
City Assessor
City of Lackawanna
Get Involved
Our team is happy to help with property inquiries, programs and partnerships.
