Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 2225 Boone St

NEIGHBORHOOD: Mount Auburn
YEAR BUILT: 1924
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Matthew Tolos
ASSESSED VALUE: $28,820
ORDERS: October 2009, ordered vacated and barricaded due to a rotting side porch, a failing retaining wall, faulty steps, and loose wiring.
CONDEMNED: August 2011, having been vacant for more than five years and open to trespassers. The house had numerous broken windows, a condemned garage, and numerous citatious for overgrown weeds.
HAZARD: May 2012, adding disconnected downspouts, a deteriorated roof, and missing bricks in both chimneys. In August 2012, Tolos acquired the property in a tax forfeited land sale.
REASON RAZED: Razed by the owner to close orders.
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