{"id":3069,"date":"2021-10-12T03:02:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T03:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=3069"},"modified":"2021-10-12T03:12:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T03:12:43","slug":"renovating-homes-in-the-hamlin-park-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/?p=3069","title":{"rendered":"Renovating homes in the Hamlin Park Neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e7e4e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#ffffff;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36px; 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color: var(--body_typography-color); font-family: var(--body_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--body_typography-font-size); font-style: var(--body_typography-font-style,normal); font-weight: var(--body_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><br \/>Renovating homes in the Hamlin Park Neighborhood will help to RESTORE OUR COMMUNITY. See this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wivb.com\/2014\/08\/27\/1-can-get-you-a-home-in-buffalo\/\">local TV segment<\/a>\u00a0on $1 homes from Aug 27, 2014.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"252\" title=\"safe_image\" src=\"https:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safe_image.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safe_image.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3072\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27484%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20484%20252%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27484%27%20height%3D%27252%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safe_image-200x104.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safe_image-400x208.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/safe_image.jpeg 484w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A program called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.buffalo.ny.us\/Home\/City_Departments\/RealEstate\/UrbanHomesteadProgram\">Urban Homestead Program<\/a>\u00a0allows buyers to purchase certain abandoned homes within the City of Buffalo for only $1, plus real estate closing costs.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Puma recently took advantage of the program to purchase a home on Buffalo\u2019s east side. The home is certainly what anyone would call a \u201cfixer upper,\u201d to put it nicely. The home near Canisius College needs several repairs; the paint is chipping, holes in the floor need patching, and the structure is crumbling.<\/p>\n<p>News 4 asked Puma what his friends think of his purchase. \u201cDo they think you\u2019re crazy?\u201d News 4 asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re actually kind of jealous,\u201d he answered, citing the cost of the home as one probable reason.<\/p>\n<p>Puma, who works in historical preservation, bought the home for $1 through Buffalo\u2019s Urban Homestead Renewal program. Puma said he wanted to make a difference in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to take a blighted eyesore, make it my own and contribute back to the community and greater whole in Buffalo,\u201d he explained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Download a .pdf of this article,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/roccbuffalo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ProgramSellsHomes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 26px !important;margin-right : 0%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 54px !important;margin-left : 0%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0%;margin-left : 0%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0%;margin-left : 0%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 3%;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0%;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Renovating homes in the Hamlin Park Neighborhood Renovating homes in the Hamlin Park Neighborhood will help to RESTORE OUR COMMUNITY. See this\u00a0local TV segment\u00a0on $1 homes from Aug 27, 2014. \u00a0 \u201cBUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)\u00a0\u2013 A program called the\u00a0Urban Homestead Program\u00a0allows buyers to purchase certain abandoned homes within the City of Buffalo for only $1, plus real estate closing costs. Mike Puma recently took advantage of the program to purchase a home on Buffalo\u2019s east side. The home is certainly what anyone would call a \u201cfixer upper,\u201d to put it nicely. 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