Three Adirondack-based groups are offering owners of short-term rentals (STRs) a stipend to convert their properties to long-term rentals — a pilot program meant to help alleviate the region’s persistent…
This year, the Essex County Land Bank achieved a milestone of putting its first rehabilitated property—a formerly blighted home in Upper Jay—up for sale. Listed at $150,000, this home is…
In December 2021, AdkAction began its Land Bank Incubator Project, designed to convene conversation and shared learning among local leaders on land banks as a tool to address the shortage…
The Adirondacks are in the midst of a housing crisis. Across the region, there is a shortage of housing units that can be afforded by low and middle income families.…
What is a Land Bank and how might one help with the housing issues in the Adirondacks? This past fall, we sent out a survey to our members and subscribers…