Submit complete proposals to:
Permit Consultation Office
City Hall Commons, Room 102
201 E. Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202

The City of Syracuse accepts applications to purchase and redevelop city-owned or tax foreclosable property from the City of Syracuse. Property Purchase & Development Proposals should indicate how your redevelopment project will benefit the surrounding neighborhood, describe in detail the final use of the property, and illustrate your capacity to rehabilitate the property. The Purchase Offer and Property Purchase & Development Proposal should be accompanied by the attachments described below. Development Proposals are reviewed by City planning staff and an interdepartmental review committee to ensure that plans will benefit the surrounding community and to consider proposals that may warrant a reduced purchase price.

A list of seizable and city-owned properties is available on the City’s website. This list is sorted by neighborhood (a map is available on this website showing neighborhood boundaries and city streets), street name, and then street number. Select “Buy Tax Delinq. Property” from the “I want to” box on in the upper-right corner of the City’s homepage: http://www.syracuse.ny.us/home.aspx. Properties may also be purchased from the Syracuse Urban Renewal Agency. Properties owned by the agency can be viewed on their website: http://www.syracuse.ny.us/SURA.aspx.

Required Submittals:
(Note, the last three applications are not required for residential “Lot Next Door” applications.)

Questions and supplemental materials can be emailed to BuyProperty@ci.syracuse.ny.us

Tax-foreclosed properties are sold for appraised value, except under the following programs. Third-party appraisals are ordered upon receipt of a complete purchase application.