Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 5017 Kenwood Rd

NEIGHBORHOOD: Madisonville
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Meharpal Khanna (San Jose, CA)
ASSESSED VALUE: $8,500
ORDERS: --
CONDEMNED: January 2011, for damaged exterior walls exposing studs and insulation, collapsing chimneys, falling bricks, and a rotting porch. At the time, it was bank-owned.
HAZARD: September 2011, issued to a new owner. Gutter and downspout damage added. In February 2012, a chimney collapsed and dumped bricks onto a car, and the whole left side of the building was in a state of collapse. Condemnation orders were reissued, then again in June 2012. The property was purchased by Khanna for $2,100 on September 17, 2012 and demolished in early October.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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