Monday, April 23, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3554 Glenwood Pl

NEIGHBORHOOD: Avondale
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Multi-family dwelling (6 units)
OWNER: Arthur L. Bouldin
ASSESSED VALUE: $59,770
HAZARD: November 2009, adding broken windows, gutters and downspouts, and an overgrown lot. Bouldin was granted entrance into the housing diversion program in May 2010.
CONDEMNED: September 2008, as a result of tree damage to the roof and masonry walls during the windstorm from Hurricane Ike. Bouldin, who lives in Columbus, stated that he didn't have the funds to repair or to raze the building. A criminal case was filed in August 2009.
ORDERS: September 2002, City ordered property barricaded and vacated. Orders issued again in January 2005, August 2006, and August 2008.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance, the building was razed privately.
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