An abandoned home on Mt. Read Boulevard in Greece will be the first so-called “Zombie House” to be renovated under a new county program.
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says the Make Monroe Home program will use a blend of federal and local funds to renovate homes that have been left vacant for so long they’ve deteriorated and been foreclosed on by the county.
Monroe County BOCES students will also work on the homes, learning building trades as they’re renovated.
The Mt. Read Boulevard home has been empty for more than two years and is starting to deteriorate.The Make Monroe Home program will work with the Greater Rochester Housing Partnership to rehab, market and sell the home to new owners.