Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3044 Gilbert Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Walnut Hills
YEAR BUILT: 1865
USE: Two-family dwelling
OWNER: Tracy Croom
ASSESSED VALUE: $13,940
ORDERS: August 2004, ordered vacated and barricaded.
CONDEMNED: December 2006, for deteriorated and missing siding and rotted and visible framing members. Reissued to a new owner in June 2008, who was soon seeking a buyer due to bankruptcy. A criminal case was filed against him in March 2009, and in January 2010 he received a 180-day suspended jail sentence, two years of probation, and court costs.
HAZARD: May 2009. The current owner acquired the property in August 2012.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. Demolished using Moving Ohio Forward program funds.
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