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One House At A Time is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a better quality of life for Baltimore communities through vacant building receivership.
In our role as a vacant building receiver, the District Court of Maryland appoints us to transfer vacant Baltimore City properties to qualified rehabbers who will get them up-to-code and back in productive use. By streamlining the blight removal process, we help eliminate hazardous properties from our city, create safer neighborhoods, and increase revenues to support Baltimore City services.
HOW WE WORK
After the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) identifies a vacant property, the District Court orders us to transfer the property through public auction. From there we begin the receivership process which includes qualifying bidders, hosting auctions, coordinating settlements, and disbursing funds.
Learn MoreIdentifying Properties
Preparing for Auction
Qualifying Bidders
Conducting the Auction
Coordinating Settlements
Disbursing Funds
DATES AND DEADLINES
02
Apr
Application Deadline. You must be an approved bidder with One House to participate in our upcoming auction.
02
Apr
Pre-registration Deadline. Approved bidders who plan to participate in the upcoming auction must pre-register. Email [email protected].
09
Apr
Auction Date. Bidding starts at 11 a.m. at Delta Hotels Baltimore North.
One House Profile: The 1400 Block of North Bethel Street
If you ride the Amtrak through east Baltimore and face north, you will eventually notice the colorful rowhomes decorating the 1400 block of North Bethel Street. But before this block was an eye-catching landmark along the train’s path, it was an eyesore full of hollowed-out vacant homes, saved from destruction in 2019 by Blank Slate Development.
Read the StoryHow to Become a Bidder: A Q&A with Jane Seebold
Jane Seebold, One House At A Time’s Program Manager, has been the guru of receivership bidder applications since 2013. Her work, guiding qualified applicants to become bidders, leads to the restoration of vacant homes in Baltimore as those capable bidders buy and rehab properties. Some prospective applicants feel lost on what it takes to become a bidder. So, we spoke to Jane about her application review process to gain insight and demystify our requirements.
Read the StoryOne House Profile: The Southeast CDC
When the Southeast Community Development Corporation (Southeast CDC) discovered a lack of quality affordable homeownership opportunities in Southeast Baltimore neighborhoods, they decided to build new housing opportunities themselves. Thanks to their holistic approach to vacant building development, renters in those neighborhoods now have a path to becoming successful first-time homebuyers.
Read the StoryThere is nothing more satisfying than seeing a house that has been vacant for 25 years, burned out and an eyesore, become a vibrant place with people enjoying it…It’s a great feeling to do work that is useful and purposeful.
Mark Reed ,
— Developer of 2100 block East Chase Street