Cattaraugus County Land Bank

What Cattaraugus County Land Bank does

The Cattaraugus County Land Bank is a nonprofit local public authority established in 2016 in Cattaraugus County, New York, operating under the State's land bank statutory framework with administrative functions managed through Cattaraugus County government. It acquires, stabilizes, and disposes of vacant, abandoned, and tax-foreclosed properties to support community revitalization, with services including property acquisition and disposition, demolition of derelict structures, rehabilitation, side lot transfers to adjacent owners, long-term land banking of strategic parcels, and housing needs assessment. Governance is provided by a board with county oversight, and the organization is a member of the New York State Land Bank Association.

The Land Bank does not operate proprietary technology. Its service delivery is process-driven and depends on public-sector partnerships, county real property tax workflows, and board/county oversight. Revenue is generated primarily through property sales (including side lots and rehabilitated structures) rather than recurring service contracts, supplemented by county and state appropriations typical of New York county land banks. The organization employs 1-10 staff and effectively functions as a single-county franchise.

In 2025 the Land Bank broadened its scope with a county-wide Housing Needs Assessment and Action Plan, releasing a study RFP in March 2025, hosting community workshops in September-October 2025, and launching an online housing survey in December 2025. This initiative marks a shift from transactional property disposition toward county-wide housing policy, planning, and data production.

Name

Cattaraugus County Land Bank

Legal name

Cattaraugus County Land Bank Corporation

Website

https://cattlandbank.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Cattaraugus County Land Bank is a nonprofit local public authority in western New York that acquires, rehabilitates, and disposes of vacant and tax-foreclosed properties to support community revitalization across Cattaraugus County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Land Banking and Property Revitalization

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Property acquisition services
• Vacant property management
• Property rehabilitation services
• Land bank operations
• Demolition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Sales - Rehabilitation: Sale of rehabilitated properties to responsible property owners for redevelopment. Properties may be sold for cash consideration below full fair market value with homeowner occupancy requirements.
2. Side Lot Disposition Program: Transfer of vacant lots to adjacent property owners through a bidding process. Minimum bid set at $100 per side lot. Title insurance and survey costs are responsibility of buyer.
3. Vacant Property Sales: Direct sale of vacant lots at negotiated prices. Example: 535 Main Street Carrollton listed at $50,000 or best offer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cattaraugus County Land Bank Corporation (CCLBC) is a nonprofit local public authority that acquires, rehabilitates, demolishes, and disposes of vacant, abandoned, and tax-foreclosed properties in Cattaraugus County, New York. Its work focuses on returning deteriorated and blighted parcels to productive use to stabilize neighborhoods and strengthen the local property tax base.

Product overview

The Cattaraugus County Land Bank is a nonprofit public authority that operates as a single, unified program focused on ending blight and returning vacant, abandoned, and underutilized properties to productive use in Cattaraugus County, New York. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services including property acquisition and disposition, demolition services with asbestos abatement, rehabilitation for sale programs, side lot disposition, land banking, and housing needs assessment studies. These programs work together to stabilize neighborhoods, increase property values, improve quality of life for residents, and strengthen the local tax base.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Acquisition

Quantifiable outcome

• Responsible redevelopment increases surrounding property values
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cattaraugus County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Land Bank is a county-created entity. The Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism oversees and manages the day-to-day activities of the Land Bank. The County provides administrative support, office space, and works with municipalities on property acquisition and disposition.
• Cattaraugus County MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Land Bank works with various municipalities within Cattaraugus County on property acquisition, blight elimination, and neighborhood revitalization. Properties are prioritized in reinvestment areas that support strategic stabilization plans. Inter-local agreements may be required for development or maintenance.
• New York State Land Bank AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCCLBC is a member of the NY Land Banks, providing networking, best practices sharing, and visibility among other land banks and industry stakeholders.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation: County-level Ohio land bank with a much larger portfolio and longer operating history. Comparable mandate and toolset, but operates at metropolitan scale with significantly more inventory and staff.
• Philadelphia Land Bank: Municipal land bank handling vacant property acquisition, disposition, and redevelopment in Philadelphia. Same vacant-property mission under a different state framework, but operates at significantly larger urban scale.
• Detroit Land Bank Authority: Large-scale municipal land bank operating under Michigan's expansive land bank statute. Same fundamental activities (acquisition, demolition, rehab, side lots, auction) but at substantially greater scale and within a denser urban context.

Others

• Center for Community Progress: National nonprofit that advises cities, counties, and states on vacant property strategy and land bank design. Not a direct operator, but a peer in the land-bank ecosystem and a likely source of technical assistance for entities like CCLBC.
• New York State Land Bank Association: Industry association of which CCLBC is a member. Provides best-practice sharing, networking, and advocacy for NY land banks — peer in the sense of being part of the same ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Genesee County Land Bank Authority: Michigan county land bank with a closely analogous mandate — acquiring, rehabbing, and disposing of tax-foreclosed and vacant properties to combat blight. Same operating model (tax-foreclosure acquisition, demolition, rehab-for-sale, side lots) and comparable regulatory authority at the county level.
• Erie County (NY) Land Bank: Another New York State Land Bank Act entity operating in a neighboring Western NY county (Buffalo area). Operates under the same NY statute with similar acquisition, demolition, and disposition programs.
• Chautauqua County Land Bank: Adjacent Western NY county land bank created under the same NY State Land Bank Act. Same statutory authority, similar rural-County operating environment, and overlapping property-revitalization programs.
• City of Syracuse Land Bank: NY State Land Bank Act entity focused on vacant and abandoned property revitalization in a New York municipality. Directly comparable mandate, statutory basis, and toolset.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CattLandBank

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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