NOW SEEKING HOME BUYERS!
With support from the Ohio Department of Development, The City of Sandusky has partnered with Community Building Partners and NeighborWorks Toledo Region to develop new new and affordable single-family homes for purchase in the City of Sandusky.
Thank you to our partners:
What's New:
Schedule a tour! 1508 Carr St is for sale. Call us at 614-233-1215 to set one up!
About the Program:
Why
We know housing availability is scarce, and affordability is an increasing hurdle in Ohio. Working with development partners, the City of Sandusky applied for a grant from the state to build new homes for purchase.
When
Through 2026, we expect to build more than 30 homes for purchase. From groundbreaking to construction, a home takes about 4 months to build. Homes are available today! Buyers have their choice of available lots, assigned on a first-come-first served basis.Â
How
The homes are available for buyers who meet specific income and participation requirements. Potential buyers who meet the income requirements must be prequalified for a loan and sign up for a financial literacy program.
Inside the Homes
Each home is over 1,300 square feet, with three bedrooms, two baths, and a front porch. Our modern finishes are comfortable, and the stainless-steel appliances are sustainable and energy-efficient. Each home will have one of four finish packages. New in 2026, one-story ADA-compliant ranch homes will be available as sites allow!
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Eligibility Requirements:
An individual or household must meet and agree to all the following criteria:
- Have a maximum annual income of 80% area median income (AMI) or lower at time of purchase. AMI is calculated by household size:
- Have the ability to obtain a mortgage for home purchase
- Commit to residency in the home for at least five years
- Agree to 20-year deed restriction and additional terms listed below
- Agree to participate in financial literacy for one year
- Agree to the State of Ohio Director of Development as a third-party beneficiary of the purchase agreement
Terms
- Homebuyer must occupy the home as a primary residence and not rent any portion of it for five years after purchase.
- If sold within 20 years after purchase, the new homebuyer must be at or below 80% AMI.
- All homes will have a deed restriction
If you have questions or want to know if you qualify, contact our office:
Call or text our phone number: 614-233-1215
Email us: welcomehome@praxia-partners.com
Home Locations
By selecting any of the addresses below, you can learn more about each site and follow its progress.
New addresses are made available on a rolling basis. Check back often for updates!
Available Addresses:Â
| 1129 Huntington Avenue | 1508 Carr Street– AVAILABLE NOW | 1718 Harrison Street |
| 1730 Putnam Street | 1827 Clay Street | 1804 Putnam Street |
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HOMEBUYERS
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CONTRACTORS
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More Details
Welcome Home Ohio and Welcome Home Sandusky
The Ohio Department of Development’s Welcome Home Ohio (WHO) grant program provides $100 million in General Revenue Funds for grants and $50 million in nonrefundable tax credits to increase affordable housing in Ohio communities. The first round provided awards to projects in 17 counties for an amount of $29.5 million.
The City of Sandusky was awarded $3.5 million for the development of 14 new single-family homes and $90,000 for Habitat for Humanity rehabilitation projects. The city partnered with Welcome Home Great Lakes LLC, a development team consisting of NeighborWorks Toledo Region and Community Building Partners, to produce the new housing.
This project is an innovative model for adding value to neighborhoods and addressing the increasing barriers to homeownership for working families. The WHO grant funding will significantly reduce the sale price to homebuyers, making the homes affordable to families at or below 80% AMI.
Like most US cities, Sandusky is challenged with the need for housing units, with the greatest gap in availability recognized for individuals of modest income. Through multiple processes (foreclosure, private purchase, and donation) the City of Sandusky has successfully pursued and assumed ownership of various buildable lots. The acquisition of such has been done to make way for housing development of all types. The Welcome Home Ohio Program will assist in fulfilling this goal and we are grateful to the State of Ohio for providing this valuable resource.
The City of Sandusky
Located along the Sandusky Bay shoreline, Sandusky has been named the Best Coastal Small Town in America! This growing destination is home to world class amusement park, Cedar Point, and is known as Ohio’s Water Park Capital due to the popularity of year-round indoor water park resorts.
In season, ferries and island-hopping cruises depart from downtown daily, including an international ferry terminal offering daily trips to Canada’s Pelee island. Sandusky surprises with its beautiful parks, downtown architecture, and wealth of history, including its role in the Underground Railroad. Downtown Sandusky offers delicious dining options, quaint shops, art galleries, numerous attractions, and the historic Sandusky State Theatre.
Sandusky is the county seat and most densely populated city in Erie County. While best known as the home of the amusement park, Sandusky developed as an industrial Lake Erie port town. Much of that history remains evident in the bones of our region and echoes through the present in every corner of the city.
Welcome Home Great Lakes LLC And Other Affiliates
- Community Building Partners
- NeighborWorks Toledo
- Civista Bank
- Unibilt Construction
- Erie County Board of Commissioners
- Erie County Land Reutilization Corporation
Community Building Partners empowers communities by repurposing the tools of business and development and sharing the benefits with nonprofit partners and community organizations.
Our expertise in large-scale development, construction management, brownfield remediation, historic preservation, and innovative project finance lays the foundation for our work. We help our partners build their capacity through development advisory services and collaborative research and unite environmental stewardship, community investment, and exceptional design to bridge the gap from vision to execution.
A nonprofit with a proven track record in catalyzing homeownership opportunities through homeownership support and engagement, NeighborWorks Toledo has considerable experience with affordable housing development. During the years, they have focused on preserving affordable housing by becoming the managing partner of six separate partnerships, holding a total of 152 single family homes. In addition to being a member of the development team, NeighborWorks Toledo will also provide financial literacy programming for future homebuyers.
Construction financing is supported by Civista Bank. Civista Bank also invites potential home buyers to seek prequalification through their Sandusky headquarters. While homeowner financing through Civista is not required to participate in the program, Welcome Home Great Lakes, LLC will be partnering with Civista to contact their list of prequalified buyers to gather interested participants.
Headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, Civista Bank is the banking subsidiary of Civista Bancshares, Inc., a financial holding company with assets of approximately $3.7 billion. As a full-service financial institution, Civista understands the importance of building strong communities and supports a variety of economic, educational, cultural, health, and human service initiatives within the communities they serve. Civista has also expressed interest in serving as a mortgage lending partner for the program. Civista is committed to making home buying a reality through practices that foster responsible home ownership, offering a variety of programs that promote affordability and flexibility for both returning and first-time homebuyers. With a successful Welcome Home Ohio grant application, we intend to leverage these resources with Civista’s existing grant programs such as the Civista Community View Home Loan and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati’s Welcome Home Loan Program.
Unibilt is a family-owned and operated, nationally recognized leader in the modular home industry and has built more than 12,000 homes. They pride themselves on being rooted in mid-western values of hard work, honesty, and fairness. The company has been built on long-term relationships, using many of the same high-quality product vendors for nearly four decades. Their modular construction improves the efficiency of the construction process, and reduces waste making it both a more cost-effective and more sustainable mode of construction than traditional stick build.
The Commissioner’s mission is to improve the health, safety and welfare of all Erie County citizens, the strength of its economy and the  environement
The Erie County Land Reutilization Corporation (or Land Bank) is a community improvement corporation whose purpose is to promote and facilitate the reclamation, rehabilitation and reutilization of vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed or other real property in Erie County. By strategically acquiring properties and returning them to productive use, the Land Bank works to reduce blight, increase property values, strengthen neighborhoods, and improve the quality of life for all Erie County residents.
