Help is on the way: Adirondack Roots
By Tim Rowland
Newly rebranded housing assistance nonprofit helps homeowners with rehab work
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Tour a ‘zombie house’
Video by Eric Teed for Adirondack Explorer This house in Jay is the first rehabilitation project to be undertaken by the Essex County Land Bank. Houses like this are referred to as zombie houses and the land bank seeks to bring this and houses like it back to life and to sell them at below…
Taking Stock of Housing: Infrastructure woes limit growth
By Tim Rowland
What's missing from the housing equation? Infrastructure, such as public sewer systems. And although the price tag is more than small towns can afford, grants are often out of reach
Help is on the way: Auxiliary Dwelling Units
By Tim Rowland
Annexes to existing homes, usually in the form of a small apartment fashioned out of a garage, basement, or an addition to the main home.
An affordable housing solution in the Adirondack Park
The Fawn Valley project was developed to help people afford homes