New York Land Bank Association

What New York Land Bank Association does

The New York Land Bank Association (NYLBA) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association founded in 2015 to represent and support county and municipal land banks across New York State. Land banks themselves are local public authorities, established pursuant to the 2011 NY Land Bank Act, whose function is to acquire, stabilize, assemble, and facilitate the redevelopment of vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties. NYLBA represents 29 of the 32 land banks now operating statewide; the association's stakeholders therefore include member land bank executives, the local governments that charter those land banks, and ultimately the first-time homebuyers and neighborhoods that benefit from rehabilitated properties.

NYLBA does not generate commercial revenue from products or services. Its operating model is an all-volunteer governance structure, with contracted staff support provided by CenterState CEO, supplemented by advocacy-driven state budget allocations. The association's primary value to members is non-financial: it acts as the unified policy voice in Albany that secured $50 million for land banks in the FY 2023 New York State Budget and continues to testify at legislative hearings (e.g., the 2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Housing). Member-facing services include technical assistance, an annual conference, the NY Land Bank Champion Awards program (running since at least 2022), resource publications such as the February 2023 'A Decade of Progress' report, and shared access to general counsel legislative work that has produced amendments to the NY Land Bank Act.

There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning NYLBA's operations. The association's digital footprint is a Squarespace-hosted website (nylandbanks.org), used to publish news, press releases, and resources. Data assets are limited to member directories and publicly disclosed land bank outcomes (e.g., Albany County Land Bank's 800th property returned to market, BENLIC's $24.5M infill program for 47 homes, Capital Region Land Bank's $13M Hamilton Hill partnership for 41 units). The association's geographic scope is restricted to New York State, and its operating model is structurally constrained to advocacy and coordination rather than direct property or service delivery.

Name

New York Land Bank Association

Legal name

New York Land Bank Association, Inc.

Website

https://nylandbanks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The New York Land Bank Association is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing 29 of 32 county and municipal land banks across New York State. It advocates for state funding, provides technical assistance, and coordinates resources to support land banks in redeveloping vacant and abandoned properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development / Housing Trade Association

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Land bank association
• Vacant property revitalization
• Affordable housing development
• Community development services
• Nonprofit trade association

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. State Funding and Grants: The association advocates for and receives state budget allocations to support land bank operations across New York. The FY 2023 state budget included $50 million in funding for land banks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The New York Land Bank Association is a nonprofit membership trade association that represents 29 member land banks across New York State. It provides coordination, technical assistance, legislative advocacy, and resource-sharing services to support land banks in acquiring, stabilizing, assembling, and facilitating redevelopment of vacant and abandoned properties. The association also produces reports (such as the 'A Decade of Progress' report), runs an annual conference, and administers the NY Land Bank Champion Awards program.

Product overview

The New York Land Bank Association is a non-profit membership organization that provides coordination, technical assistance, advocacy, and resource-sharing services for land banks across New York State. The association does not offer a technology product in the traditional sense; rather, it supports its 29 member land banks through informational resources, legislative advocacy, conference programming, and recognition programs. Key member land banks include Albany County Land Bank, Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC), Greater Syracuse Land Bank, and others operating throughout the state to acquire, stabilize, and facilitate redevelopment of blighted and abandoned properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 800 properties returned to market by Albany County Land Bank alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Community ProgresscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012National organization that supports governments and nonprofits engaged in addressing vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties. Provides technical assistance, research, and guidance to NY land banks. The association often learns from this organization and interactions facilitated through them with land banks across the country.
• Albany County Land BankcoreOthersOne of 29 member land banks of the NYLBA. Established in 2015, returned its 800th property to market. Executive Director Sean McGuire serves on the NYLBA Executive Committee.
• Greater Syracuse Land BankcoreOthersOne of the first five land banks established in NY in 2012. Executive Director Katelyn Wright serves as NYLBA President and was founding president of the association from 2013-2018.
• Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation (BENLIC)coreOthersExecutive Director Jocelyn Gordon serves as President of NYLBA. BENLIC is implementing a $24.5 million infill housing program creating 47 affordable homes.
• Capital Region Land BankcoreOthersExecutive Director Kristen Pirro Evans serves on NYLBA Executive Committee. Partnered with Schenectady for $13 million Hamilton Hill investment.
• Allegany County Land BankcoreOthersExecutive Director Jason Isaman serves as Vice President of NYLBA. Received $1.365 million grant from NY State HCR.
• Chemung County Land BankminorOthersDirector Danielle Kenny serves as Treasurer of NYLBA.
• Oswego County Land BankminorOthersExecutive Director Kim Park serves on NYLBA Executive Committee.
• Newburgh Community Land BankminorOthersExecutive Director Jen Welles serves on NYLBA Executive Committee.
• Finger Lakes Land BankminorOthersExecutive Director Joe McGrath serves on NYLBA Executive Committee.
• CenterState CEOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYLBA has contracted with CenterState CEO for staff support for approximately 4 years. Jonathan Link Logan from CenterState provides indispensable support to the association.
• Home HeadQuarters Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Albany County Land Bank to provide financing and educational resources to help low-income families become homeowners. Also partnered with Greater Syracuse Land Bank for home development.
• City of KingstonminorOthersFounded Kingston City Land Bank in 2018 as part of an effort to help families move from rental housing to homeownership. Provides ARPA funding and support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Center for Community Progress: National nonprofit that provides technical assistance, research, and policy guidance specifically to land banks and governments addressing vacant and abandoned properties. Directly comparable mission, scope, and audience as NYLBA, with national reach versus NYLBA's state focus.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): Major national community development financial institution supporting affordable housing, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization. Comparable mission focus on distressed property revitalization and community-led redevelopment, with much broader scope and capital.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit enabling affordable homeownership through building, rehabilitation, and advocacy. Comparable end-customer focus on first-time low/moderate-income homebuyers and reuse of distressed residential property.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development, deploying capital and policy advocacy across states. Comparable advocacy and capacity-building role in housing/land use, at greater scale and broader program mix.

Others

• National Association of Counties (NACo): National membership organization representing U.S. counties, many of which form land banks. Comparable member-driven policy advocacy model, with land banks as a subset of broader county-government issues.
• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA): Association supporting state and local finance officers, including resources on tax-foreclosure and land-bank accounting. Comparable membership association serving public-sector practitioners in New York.
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Nonprofit producing research and policy guidance on land use, taxation, and vacant property strategies. Comparable thought-leadership function informing land-bank policy and best practices.
• National League of Cities: National association representing municipal governments, overlapping with NYLBA on city-led vacant property strategies and federal advocacy. Comparable advocacy-and-technical-assistance service model for local-government members.

Emerging players

• Grounded Solutions Network: National membership network supporting community land trusts and shared-equity homeownership programs. Comparable membership/association model and overlapping focus on land-based tools for affordable housing.

Regional players

• Home HeadQuarters Inc. Central NY-based nonprofit providing financing and homebuyer education for low-income families, partnered with Albany and Syracuse land banks. Directly comparable regional mission and downstream customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NYLandBankAssoc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-york-land-bank-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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