Potential donation and sales of land bank properties
Summary
A builder couple wants to put new affordable homes on 14 vacant lots in the Jacobsville neighborhood, leasing them with a possible rent-to-own path. The board liked the intent but wants parcel-by-parcel designs that fit the neighborhood, so the plan was tabled three months.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 9
- Last 30 days
- 1
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 18, 2026, up from 2 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
The parcels would go for about $500 each, with new housing adding assessed value and neighborhood investment.
Jacobsville residents seeking clean, safe, mid-priced rental housing.
Mentions & discussions (9)
Board of County Commissioners & Drainage Board - Oct 13, 2026
The board was scheduled to quit claim county-owned properties to the Evansville Land Bank Corp. and consider its picks of 2026 tax sale no-sale properties — putting vacant properties back into productive use.
Board of Public Works - Sep 24, 2026
The Board was scheduled to discuss selling a city-owned parcel at 418 South Linwood Ave. to property owner Jalen Chestnut.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Sep 18, 2026
The land bank was slated to consider selling two groups of vacant parcels as side yards — 1119 W Georgia St, and 320 Washington Ave with 935 S Governor St. These sales let neighbors expand their lots, putting vacant land back into productive use.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Aug 21, 2026
A builder couple wants to put new affordable homes on 14 vacant lots in the Jacobsville neighborhood, leasing them with a possible rent-to-own path. The board liked the intent but wants parcel-by-parcel designs that fit the neighborhood, so the plan was tabled three months.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Jul 17, 2026
The land bank is set to pick up 29 properties from the 2025 tax sale, including seven fight blight acquisitions and six planned demolitions. An intern's analysis flagged that Evansville's unpredictable tax sale volume strains staffing, budgeting, and outreach.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Jun 12, 2026
The board was set to weigh a donation of 1513 W. Missouri Street and potential sales at 1617 W. Florida Street — one as a side yard, one possibly to Habitat. These decisions affect how vacant land bank parcels return to productive use.
Evansville Redevelopment Commission - Apr 8, 2026
The commission was set to consider buying real estate in the Jacobsville redevelopment area — a step that could clear the way for future redevelopment projects in the neighborhood.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Feb 20, 2026
Community One has applied to buy six properties held by the land bank. What the board does with vacant lots shapes which blocks get reinvested and how quickly.
Land Bank Corporation Board - Jan 16, 2026
The land bank was set to consider selling this vacant parcel, apparently to a neighbor for a side yard or garden. These sales return tax-delinquent lots to productive neighborhood use.
Related development
Property Donation – 1513 W Missouri St
Another blighted structure coming down and land returning to the land bank for reuse.
Potential Donation – 1513 W Missouri St
The land bank intends to sell the parcel to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing once title is clear and the structure is demolished.
Proposed sale of 418 South Linwood Avenue
The vacant lot could return to private ownership and stay with the neighboring family, ending city maintenance of the parcel.
Multi-Parcel New Construction Sales (W Maryland, W Missouri, W Iowa, E Missouri, W Louisiana St, N Second Ave, N Third St)
Selling these lots could seed multiple new homes across several neighborhoods.
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