About
Our Mission
The Land Bank captures strategic real estate opportunities to benefit people with low to moderate incomes, prioritizing BIPOC+ and populations facing barriers.
Our Vision
All people in the seven-county metropolitan region of the Twin Cities have the opportunity to live and prosper in a community of their choice.
Our Territory
Our territory is made up of the following counties in Minnesota: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
Our Operating Framework
Land Bank Twin Cities operates through three integrated pillars:
Strategic Acquisition
We acquire land and property at moments when speed matters, buying time to prevent loss of community control and preserve future development options for mission-aligned developers.
Community Lending
We provide flexible, mission-aligned financing to developers and partners facing structural barriers to conventional capital, unlocking projects that would otherwise stall and building the capacity of emerging developers historically excluded from real estate markets.
Land Banking and Stewardship
We hold land with intention. By managing and stewarding properties over time, we absorb the timing pressure and market risk that forces premature decisions giving communities, partners, and projects the space to move towards the right outcomes. The result is land that stays in the mission aligned hands, disposition strategies grounded in community priorities, and durable assets that build lasting value for people and places we serve.
Our Role
We are a social impact real estate and finance intermediary that aligns land, capital, and community priorities to prevent displacement, expand equitable ownership, and accelerate wealth building across the Twin Cities seven county metropolitan region. Our role is to strengthen systems where timing, risk, or rigidity creates gaps that cost communities their land or project.
At the core of our work is a simple approach: We Buy Time. We Land Bank. We Build Solutions.
Our Impact
Learn more about the work we do and its impact on local communities in this article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Our Staff
The Land Bank team is committed to helping you achieve your goals.
Our Board
Our Board is composed of several skilled individuals with experience from a wide range of sectors.
Our Logo
Our logo combines the imagery of a tree with an aerial view of interconnected plots of land, symbolizing growth, possibility, and our commitment to revitalizing communities.
