Monday, July 9, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 123 Huntington Pl

NEIGHBORHOOD: Mount Auburn
YEAR BUILT: 1891
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: HTP Realty Company LLC (The Christ Hospital)
ASSESSED VALUE: $61,630
HAZARD: --
CONDEMNED: February 2011. On February 14, 2011, the front brick gable collapsed onto the front lawn, sidewalk, and street. The Christ Hospital acquired the property in January 2012 and announced plans to demolish the structure.
ORDERS: September 2007, ordered vacated and barricaded due to falling bricks and lack of exterior paint. Previous owner stated plans to rehabilitate and occupy the building. Scaffolding erected, some work done.
REASON RAZED: Razed for a surface lot for oversized vehicles that cannot fit into The Christ Hospital's West Garage, which will be the only garage open during the hospital's $265M expansion. The expansion project includes a new 332,000-square-foot orthopaedic and spine center, a new materials management building, and a 900-space visitor parking garage.
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