Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 1218 Chapel St

NEIGHBORHOOD: Walnut Hills
YEAR BUILT: 1895
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Bobby Oglesby
ASSESSED VALUE: $35,180
ORDERS: --
CONDEMNED: October 2011, for a collapsing retaining wall, gutters and downspouts, soffits, missing siding, interior vandalism, a cracked and bulging foundation, exterior paint, and trash and weeds. A civil fine was issued in April 2012. A criminal case was filed in August 2012, but dismissed by the prosecutor one month later.
HAZARD: October 2012, adding broken and missing windows.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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