We are Your Partner for Change

Welcome to the Omaha Municipal Land Bank (OMLB), where our mission is to empower Omaha to support sustainable and thriving communities by equitably transforming neglected properties.

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What is a Land Bank?

Land banks are designed as special public or nonprofit entities intended to help tackle vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties in a predictable, responsible, and transparent manner that supports equitable development and advances community priorities.
   
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Thursday, September 21 · 5:30 – 7:30pm CDT

Through this workshop, attendees will learn how land banks can be used as a tool to stimulate the local economy, and prospective buyers will have an opportunity to learn about the process of purchasing properties from Omaha’s own land bank.

Join us for this presentation to learn how you can partner with the land bank and other resource agencies to transform neglected properties into assets – building sustainable communities.

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A Property Transformed:

3102 Seward Street

 

Having grown up in Prospect Village, Andre Rash saw the transformation of 3102 Seward Street as an opportunity to develop home rehab skills and give back to his community. By partnering with the Land Bank, Andre has succeeded in strengthening community assets, reprioritizing affordable housing, and further supporting Holy Name Housing’s complementary projects in Prospect Village!

A Property Transformed: 3155 Meredith Avenue

This single family home was renovated by a couple with little redevelopment experience but a passion for North Omaha. Through partnerships with the Land Bank, Village Exteriors, Family Housing Advisory Services, and Omaha 100, Carol and Tim were able to transform a distressed property into an opportunity for affordable home ownership!

OMLB in the Media

KETV 7: OMLB Set to Raise property Prices in January

The board announced plans on Wednesday at its monthly meeting to adjust property pricing based on fair market value.

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CCP: Leaders in Land Banking

We sat down with Alison Goldey, director of the Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority, and Leslie Smith, director of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, to talk about the challenges land bank leaders share and the experience of adapting to running a land bank in a new city.

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WOWT News

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Since 2014, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank has worked to transform distressed vacant properties into productive spaces.

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Revive Omaha

Its important to for me that the community knows Im willing to meet and talk about where the Land Bank is in the community and what our mission is so that there is a partnership for community good and investment.

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Omaha World-Herald

Mar 19, 2023 — Leslie Smith has been named the new director of Omaha Municipal Land Bank. Smith joins the Land Bank after years working in Memphis. She …

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Midlands Business Journal

With a new executive director at the helm and an updated strategic plan, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank sets its sights on spreading awareness of its operations, its reach…

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CCP: Leaders in Land Banking

We sat down with Alison Goldey, director of the Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority, and Leslie Smith, director of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, to talk about the challenges land bank leaders share and the experience of adapting to running a land bank in a new city.

Read more

WOWT News

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Since 2014, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank has worked to transform distressed vacant properties into productive spaces.

Read more

Revive Omaha

Its important to for me that the community knows Im willing to meet and talk about where the Land Bank is in the community and what our mission is so that there is a partnership for community good and investment.

Read more

Omaha World-Herald

Mar 19, 2023 — Leslie Smith has been named the new director of Omaha Municipal Land Bank. Smith joins the Land Bank after years working in Memphis. She …

Read more

Midlands Business Journal

With a new executive director at the helm and an updated strategic plan, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank sets its sights on spreading awareness of its operations, its reach…

Read more

Midlands Business Journal

With a new executive director at the helm and an updated strategic plan, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank sets its sights on spreading awareness of its operations, its reach…

Read more

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