Thursday, November 1, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 801 W Seymour Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Carthage
YEAR BUILT: 1907
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Dartanion A. Thomas
ASSESSED VALUE: $14,740
ORDERS: October 2008, for a rotted porch, broken and missing windows, exterior paint, siding, soffit, cornice, gutters and downspouts. The property was lost to foreclosure in November 2009.
CONDEMNED: March 2010, adding unsupported floor joists, exposed and rotten framing, damaged structural members, damaged doors and windows, unsafe electric. The house was vacant and open to trespassers. Thomas acquired the property from the bank in July 2010, and orders were reissued in October 2010.
HAZARD: July 2011.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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