
The Hartford Land Bank identifies and acquires vacant, abandoned, tax-delinquent and/or distressed properties in the City of Hartford, Connecticut, to steward their rehabilitation and return to productive community assets. Hartford Land Bank, Inc. is a non-profit corporation.
In the News
Hartford Land Bank’s first director, former city staffer,
leaving Connecticut after 4 years of battling blight
Hartford Courant, January 12, 2021
Hartford Land Bank Announces Interim Executive Director
Current Executive Director Laura Settlemyer Leaving to Practice Law in New Orleans
Press Release, January 12, 2021
How infrastructure improvements can aid inclusive revival
CT Mirror, October 26, 2020
Hartford Land Bank looking to acquire, restore its first batch of vacant, blighted homes
Hartford Courant, August 20, 2020
Laura Settlemyer named to HBJ “40 Under Forty” Class of 2020
Hartford Business Journal, August 10, 2020
Hartford Land Bank seeks to acquire 7 properties from city
Hartford Business Journal, August 6, 2020
Hartford Land Bank Names First Executive Director
Press Release, February 5, 2020
Hartford Land Bank: Rebuilding Hartford’s Neighborhoods
Hartford News, March 26, 2020 (scroll to page 3)
Settlemyer aims to turn Hartford’s eyesore properties into neighborhood assets
Hartford Business Journal, March 23, 2020
New Hartford Land Bank executive director seeks to eliminate blighted properties
Hartford Business Journal, February 6, 2020
Laura Settlemyer, Hartford’s first blight remediation director, will now lead city’s first land bank
Hartford Courant, February 5, 2020
Land Banks and Conservatorship: Connecticut’s New Tools to Stabilize Neighborhoods
Partnership for Strong Communities October 2019 IForum, October 30, 2019
Land banks: a developer’s savior?
The Real Deal, August 19, 2019
Newburgh, N.Y., may have a solution for blighted properties Connecticut can use
CT Mirror, July 4, 2019
Abandoned And Vacant: A Look At How Connecticut Cities Are Addressing Blight
WNPR Connecticut Public Radio’s “Where We Live”, June 20, 2019, re-aired August 8, 2019
Give Cities Better Tools to Address Blight
The Hartford Guardian, June 5, 2019
Bidders see a mix of discounts and hard lines at Hartford property auction
Hartford Courant, May 10, 2019
Hartford Land Bank to help find responsible owners for blighted, vacant properties
Hartford Courant, May 5, 2019
Blight No More: Check Out 13 Before-And-After Transformations In Hartford
Hartford Courant, October 11, 2018
Nearly 140 Blighted Properties Fixed In Hartford
Hartford Courant, October 8, 2018
New Blight Director Brings Benefit Of Experience To Hartford
Hartford Courant, November 21, 2016