Friday, January 11, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 2923 Glenway Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: East Price Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Raymond Lovette Jr.
ASSESSED VALUE: $63,740
ORDERS: September 2007, for plumbing, water heater, water damage, plaster, smoke detectors, windows, and exterior paint. Orders reissued in January 2008, adding cornice, electric fixtures, and gutters and downspouts.
CONDEMNED: June 2008, adding a crumbling retaining wall, roof, and roof structure. Orders reissued in July 2009. A criminal case was filed, but the owner failed to show.
HAZARD: June 2011, after the interior ceilings began to fall.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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