Land Bank Watch

Board meeting, Apr 14, 2026

Board meeting, called to order 10:10, adjourned 11:54. Records we hold: agenda, draft minutes, transcript.

Dispositions heard: 6 approved, 1 removed from agenda.

Who was there

From the minutes' roll call, and from the transcript where it records someone leaving. These are counts and names of what happened; the record does not say why anyone was absent.

Arrived after roll call
none listed
Left early (where a transcript says so)
none listed

Agenda items

Every item in the minutes, with the outcome and the vote as recorded. Dispositions link to their project. Fewer than six approvals is no decision, not a denial.

ItemWhatOutcomeVoteSpeakers / letters
IIApproval of March 10, 2026 minutesPostponed
IIIExecutive Director's report (Exhibit B, dated April 14, 2026)
IV.AInteragency transfer of 1822-30 W. Cayuga Street (8th Council District) from Redevelopment Authority through Land Bank to City Dept of Public Property for Nicetown Park expansion and green stormwater infrastructure (Nicetown Sports Court);…Approvedvoice
V.A.1RFP North Central - N. Ringgold St. et al. - Sub-Area 1, Civetta Property Group, LLC: 26 single-family homeownership units (3BR/2BA, avg 1,375 sf; some with, some without basements by lot size); <=100% AMI, max $280,000; Turn the Key eligi…Approvedvoice12 / 19
V.A.2RFP North Central - N. Ringgold St. et al. - Sub-Area 2, Gonsosa Development, LLCRemoved from agenda
V.B.1MQ Management, LLC (owner Aminah Perez): 16 market-rate one-bedroom rental units, one ground-floor commercial unit and a gym at 1707 Ridge Avenue; assemblage (developer owns adjacent parcels); EOP plan; price per resolution $70,000 (staff…Approvedvoice3 / 0
V.C.1Historic Fair Hill, Inc. (nonprofit): one-story 1,800 sf community building (offices, programming space) with garden at 3001 and 3003 N. 10th Street; community-benefitting use; unsolicited; EOP planApprovedvoice4 / 8
V.D.1Neighborhood Gardens Trust: 5103 Chester Avenue (Farm 51) for permanent community garden; $1.00 and $75,000 mortgage (30-year, per staff); unsolicited; no EOPApprovedvoice2 / 4
V.D.2Empowered CDC, Inc.: 5123, 5125, 5127, 5129 Baltimore Avenue for permanent community garden (former Greensgrow site); $4.00 and $320,000 mortgage (30-year, per staff); unsolicited; no EOPApprovedvoice0 / 3
VIPublic comment (old and new business)0 / 1
VIIAdjournment (unnumbered in minutes)

Documents

Certified transcript in the meeting package (scanned pages)

  • Meeting package (PDF, 71 pages; coming online soon)

Executive session topics: Rodriguez reviewed the agenda and explained why some items were removed (Gonsosa RFP disposition removed)

Board meeting, Apr 14, 2026 | Land Bank Watch