Rebuilding Baltimore

One House At A Time

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.

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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.

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Identifying Properties

Preparing for Auction

Qualifying Bidders

Conducting the Auction

Coordinating Settlements

Disbursing Funds

DATES AND DEADLINES

Aug

Application Deadline. You must apply to become a bidder by 9:00 a.m. on the due date to participate in our upcoming auction.

Aug

Pre-registration Deadline. Approved bidders who plan to participate in the upcoming auction must pre-register. Email [email protected].

Aug

Auction Date. Bidding starts at 11 a.m. at Delta Hotels Baltimore North.

One House Profile: 2307 Belair Road

Likely abandoned for over 10 years, 2307 Belair Road was the last vacant building on its block. Those years of devastation vanished after just four months of rehabilitation when A Strong Foundation Inc. stepped in with support from Baltimore City’s Developer Incentive Program.

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One House Profile: 6105 Marietta Avenue

The formerly vacant 6105 Marietta Avenue once seemed to be a cursed, unfinishable rehab project disrupting the low-vacancy Hamilton Hills neighborhood. After many years of blight and bouncing between investors, it now towers as an opulent 3,300 square foot home to a family of three.

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One House Profile: The Piedmont Project

The 3200 block of Piedmont Avenue used to be known as “the worst block in the Hanlon Park community,” according to James H. Haynes of Haynes Properties, Inc. After renovating three vacant homes on the block with two more in progress, Haynes says the area’s reputation is shifting for the better.

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Side by side images of different One House At A Time Renovations. First image: a block of colorful rowhouses. Second image: interior of a home with a lot of wood features. Third image: a yellow, green, and red house. Forth image: interior of a rowhouse with a brick accent wall. Fifth image: a gray rowhouse with a teal door.

Success Stories Recap: How One House At A Time Buyers Are Rebuilding Baltimore

Every renovation has a story. From narrow rowhomes to large-scale, palatial builds, One House At A Time success stories demonstrate why small developers are crucial to the revitalization and reduction of vacancies in Baltimore neighborhoods. Let’s look back at what we’ve learned from these inspiring profiles.

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FIND YOUR NEXT PROJECT

Create a One House account to submit your bidder application, track your bidder status, and utilize our new One House Match feature that keeps you updated on available properties in your preferred locations.

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