Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 1700 Linn St

NEIGHBORHOOD: West End
YEAR BUILT: 1880
USE: Mixed-use
OWNER: Mount Auburn Good Housing Foundation Inc.
ASSESSED VALUE: $65,310
HAZARD: April 2008, added open and missing windows and masonry failure to previous orders.
CONDEMNED: April 2007. Not VBML compliant, failed fire separations, and damaged roof, windows, and cornice.
ORDERS: August 2006, vacated due to trespassers, vandalism, and a crumbling and falling cornice.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. One criminal case was dismissed due to an inability to deliver the summons. A second against the most recent owner resulted in 180 days suspended, $1,000 fine, and $104 in court costs.
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