Land bank to auction 17 Warrendale homes

Warrendale home - Photo by Frank Nemecek

The Detroit Land Bank Authority will soon place 17 vacant home in the Warrendale neighborhood up for auction. There will be an open house at Ss. Peter and Paul Church (7685 Grandville Ave.) this coming Sunday, June 28 from 1 - 5 p.m. to showcase these homes as well as the auction process.

If you are not familiar with the DLBA auction, a few basics are that bidding on each house starts at $1,000 and is open for one business day. Three homes are auctioned per day.

The 17 homes in Warrendale that will be placed for auction at:

• 6330 Abington Ave;
• 6481 Mansfield;
• 6594 Forrer;
• 6717 Longacre;
• 6720 Grandmont;
• 6759 Rutland;
• 7318 Woodmont;
• 7421 Mettetal;
• 7425 Rutherford;
• 7450 Woodmont;
• 7498 Rutland;
• 7501 St Marys;
• 7530 Forrer;
• 7537 Abington Ave;
• 7771 Memorial;
• 7811 Memorial; and
• 6315 Archdale.

Open House Tours are free and open to the public and gives folks an opportunity to see the house before bidding and get a sense of the rehab work needed. More information is also available on their website, which is www.buildingdetroit.org. On the website, one can also view the homes that are included in the auction.