Friday, August 3, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3637 Brooks Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Evanston
YEAR BUILT: 1881
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Frederick Jones
ASSESSED VALUE: $45,120
HAZARD: March 2010, adding disconnected or missing gutters and downspouts. The building required City barricading on at least two occasions.
CONDEMNED: May 2008, for extensive structural rot, a collapsing side deck and front porch, lack of paint, broken windows, water damage, and lack of electrical service. A criminal case was filed in February 2009, and Jones was entered into a compliance program. After getting bids for rehabilitation of the property, Jones decided to raze the building. In December 2009, Jones was removed from the compliance program and given a 180-day jail sentence (suspended), two years of probation, and court costs.
ORDERS: --
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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