Wrecking Cincinnati, 2/17/09

67 Peete Street, Over-the-Rhine
Three-family
DOB: 1880
Died: January 2009
Cause of death: The rear of the building was pulling away from the front section, leading to cracks in the walls two to three inches wide from the foundation to the roof line. Bricks were falling from around the top windows, the roof was missing, and there was evidence of vandalism. The building's last assessed market value was $2,750.

The building was condemned in September 2005. A criminal case was filed against the owner in January 2007, and he was later entered into a diversion program after attaining a VBML application and construction permits.

It was declared a public nuisance in June 2008. The owner later provided the City's Historic Conservation Board with an economically feasibility study demonstrating that a rehabbed building would not provide an economic return, given the rents in the area.

In December 2008, the building was approved for emergency demolition and razed privately.