Weekly Abandoned/Vacant Building Report, 2/21/11

Abandoned/Vacant building count

Total as of February 1, 2011: 4,817 buildings
% Change in past month: +0.6%
% Change in past six months: +3.0%
% Change in past year: +14.0%
% Change in past two years: +51.3%
% Change in past five years: +170.6%


Buildings demolished in the past 30 days

• 4263 Eastern Avenue, Columbia Tusculum (single-family, 1900). Public nuisance demolition due to a fire that occurred on February 5, 2010.
• 3060 Beekman Avenue, Millvale (single-family, 1899). Public nuisance demolition.
• 3058 Beekman Avenue, Millvale (single-family, 1910). Public nuisance demolition.
• 2928 Jefferson Ave, Corryville (three-family, 1901). Razed by Duke Energy as part of a utilities expansion project.
• 1009 Gilbert Ave, Downtown (parking structure, 1989). Razed by Rock Gaming LLC as part of the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati project.
• 2637 Grover Hill Ave, Pleasant Ridge (single-family, 1920). House condemned following a two-alarm fire on November 22, 2010.
• 418 E Court St, Downtown (garage, 1964). Razed by Rock Gaming LLC as part of the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati project.
• 116 Huntington Pl, Mount Auburn (two-family, 1902). Razed by Gamble Realty Company, a holding company for Christ Hospital. No code violations.
• 112 Huntington Pl, Mount Auburn (single-family, 1910). Razed by Gamble Realty Company, a holding company for Christ Hospital. No code violations.
• 4500 Glenway Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, ???). No code violations.
• 4442 Glenway Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1922). Public nuisance demolition.
• 1610 Elm St, Over-the-Rhine (two-family, 1865). Emergency demolition due to a fire on February 1, 2011.
• 430 E Court St, Downtown (commercial garage, 1977). Razed by Rock Gaming LLC as part of the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati project.
• 3942 Edwards Rd, Oakley (commercial, 1900). Razed by neighboring business Pregnancy Center East Inc. for surface parking.
• 2513 Stanton Ave, Walnut Hills (two-family, 1900). Public nuisance demolition.
• 3533 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1953). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 1615 Otte Ave, Northside (two-family, 1911). Public nuisance demolition.
• 3537 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1908). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 400 E Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, Avondale (commercial, 1973). Razed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, which purchased the property in late 2008.
• 3529 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1953). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 3525 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1953). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 229 Sturgis St, North Avondale (single-family, 1940). Public nuisance demolition.
• 2707 Glendora Ave, Corryville (two-family, 1916). Razed by Uptown Rental Properties as part of the Jefferson/Glendora Apartments redevelopment project.
• 1404 Myrtle Ave, East Walnut Hills (office, 1939). Public nuisance demolition, City-owned property.
• 1628 Baltimore Ave, North Fairmount (single-family, 1920). Public nuisance demolition.
• 1645 Llanfair Ave, College Hill (single-family, 1922). Razed by Ohio Presbterian Retirement Services, which operates the adjacent Llanfair Retirement Community. No code violations.
• 2930 Jefferson Ave, Corryville (multi-family, 1890). Razed by Duke Energy as part of a utilities expansion project.
• 2438 Concord St, Walnut Hills (mixed-use, 1880). Public nuisance demolition. Owned by the City, the building was one of several selected for demolition as part of a long-term neighborhood redevelopment strategy.
• 763 Wayne St, Walnut Hills (two-family, 1880). Condemned due to a roof collapse, the building was purchased and razed by the neighboring property owner.
• 2407 Symmes St, Walnut Hills (single-family, 1895). Purchased in November 2010 and razed by adjacent property owner Superior Linen and Apparel.

Now subject to demolition

As a result of public hearings, the Department of Community Development Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Division has determined that the following buildings are a public nuisance and are subject to demolition by governmental action:

• 2619 Eden Ave, Corryville (single-family, 1890).
• 1242 1st Ave, West Price Hill (two-family, 1900).
• 3806 Hillside Ave, Riverside (single-family, 1907).
• 3800 Hillside Ave, Riverside (single-family, 1964).
• 932 McPherson Ave, East Price Hill (two-family, 1880).
• 3120 Illinois Ave, Sedamsville (single-family, 1902).
• 3638 Reading Rd, Avondale (multi-family, 1900).
• 237 Donahue St, Corryville (single-family, 1890).
• 8413 Anthony Wayne Ave, Hartwell (two-family, 1907).
• 940 McPherson Ave, East Price Hill (multi-family, 1893).
• 933 Fairbanks Ave, East Price Hill (two-family, 1880).
• 1790 Weber St, South Cumminsville (single-family, 1895).
• 539 Carmalt St, Mount Auburn (two-family, 1890).
• 1781 Pulte St, North Fairmount (single-family, 1893).
• 4036 W Liberty St, West Price Hill (two-family, 1900).
• 2320 Victory Pw, Walnut Hills (multi-family, 1900).
• 2316 Victory Pw, Walnut Hills (multi-family, 1900).
• 3738 Hillside Ave, Riverside (single-family, 1900).
• 3061 Moosewood Ave, Millvale (two-family, 1910).
• 571 Rosemont Ave, West Price Hill (multi-family, 1921).
• 1752 Gilsey Ave, West Price Hill (multi-family, 1880).
• 1700 Harrison Ave, South Fairmount (two-family, 1895).
• 1722 Hewitt Ave, Evanston (two-family, 1901).
• 4150 Chambers St, Northside (single-family, 1880).
• 1988 Queen City Ave, South Fairmount (single-family, 1875).
• 3913 Dumont St, East End (single-family, 1884).
• 4219 Eastern Ave, Columbia Tusculum (three-family, 1880).
• 881 Ridgeway Ave, Avondale (single-family, 1927).
• 727-729 Ridgeway Ave, Avondale (three-family, 1895).
• 4356 Eastern Ave, Columbia Tusculum (single-family, 1903).

Public nuisance hearing

A public hearing will be held at 9 A.M. on February 25 in the Main Conference Room of the Business Development and Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, to determine if the following buildings should be declared a public nuisance and become subject to demolition by governmental action:

• 1615 Dewey Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1908).
• 2911 Warsaw Ave, East Price Hill (multi-family, 1900).
• 4925 Eastern Ave, Linwood (multi-family, 1900).
• 933 Wells St, East Price Hill (multi-family, 1926).
• 461 Crestline Ave, East Price Hill (two-family, 1891).
• 2312 Wilder Ave, Lower Price Hill (multi-family, 1900).
• 1709 Wickham Al, South Fairmount (single-family, 1920), aka 1709 Montrose Ave.
• 1621 Otte Ave, Northside (single-family, 1909).
• 1258 Rutledge Ave, West Price Hill (two-family, 1929).
• 6527 Parkland Ave, Sayler Park (single-family, 1962).
• 751 Purcell Ave, East Price Hill (single-family, 1900).
• 4265 Williamson Pl, Northside (single-family, 1890).
• 4238 Fergus St, Northside (single-family, 1871).
• 1228 Sunset Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1917).
• 1113 Gilsey Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1911).