Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3638 Reading Rd

NEIGHBORHOOD: Avondale
YEAR BUILT: 1900
USE: Multi-family dwelling (8 units)
OWNER: 8363 Reading Road Trust (Hickory, NC)
ASSESSED VALUE: $14,700
ORDERS: September 2006, for exterior handrail, exit and hall lights, cornice, gutters and downspouts, roof, retaining wall guardrails, lack of water, plaster, wallpaper/paint, water leaks, stair treads, plumbing, trash, fire separations, a hazardous tree, illegal occupancy, unsafe floors, masonry repair, siding, windows, and accessibility/egress issues. Anything else? In March 2008, orders were reissued for windows, exterior paint, siding, soffit, and gutters and downspouts.
CONDEMNED: February 2009, then again in July 2009. Reissued to the current owner in December 2009.
HAZARD: December 2010.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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