Tag Archives: “Vacant Housing”

Phoenix Philosophies restores properties and strives to rebuild South Side back to glory A rising nonprofit is helping rebuild neighborhoods on the South Side, one house and one family at a time. Phoenix Philosophies Inc., a year-old organization, is focused on providing affordable housing for the homeless while renovating vacant and tax-delinquent properties throughout the city.

Developers and private citizens alike have the opportunity to buy a house in Syracuse right now for as low as one dollar. By using its power to sell tax-delinquent properties, the Syracuse Common Council has been working to fight the city’s vacant housing problem.