Weekly Abandoned/Vacant Building Report, 2/28/11

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

• 1915 State Ave, South Fairmount (two-family, 1900). Public nuisance demolition.
• 3411 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1926). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 3415 Ibsen Ave, Oakley (two-family, 1924). Razed by the City of Cincinnati to make way for the Kennedy Connector road project.
• 940 Elberon Ave, East Price Hill (multi-family, 1885). Public nuisance demolition.
• 4263 Eastern Ave, Columbia Tusculum (single-family, 1900). Public nuisance demolition due to a fire that occurred on February 5, 2010.
• 3060 Beekman Ave, Millvale (single-family, 1899). Public nuisance demolition.
• 3058 Beekman Ave, 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.

Public hearing: Board of Housing Appeals

The Board of Housing Appeals will meet on March 2 at 1 P.M. at the Business Development and Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, to determine the status of the following buildings:

• 313 Glenwood Ave, Avondale (multi-family, 1865). Waiver of Vacant Building Maintenance Licence (VBML) fee - continuance.
• 415 Glenwood Ave, Avondale (multi-family, 1865). Waiver of VBML fee hearing - continuance.
• 2557 Liddell St, North Fairmount (single-family, 1894). Waiver of VBML fee hearing - continuance.
• 316 Crestline Ave, East Price Hill (two-family, 1926). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 3116 River Rd, Sedamsville (two-family, 1889). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 3711 Boudinot Ave, Westwood (two-family, 1922). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 1304 Broadway, Pendleton (two-family, 1865). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 400 E 13th St, Pendleton (commercial, 1874). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 839 Dunore Rd, Clifton (single-family, 1935). Appeal of Cincinnati Building Code orders - continuance.
• 2918 Werk Rd, Westwood (single-family, 1919). Waiver of VBML fee - continuance.
• 1745 Jester St, Northside (single-family, 1900). Waiver of VBML - continuance.
• 1532 Chase Ave, Northside (two-family, 1890). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 225 Gilman Ave, Mount Auburn (three-family, 1876). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 227 Gilman Ave, Mount Auburn (three-family, 1891). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 296 McCormick Pl, Mount Auburn (single-family, 1900). Refund of VBML fee.
• 1222 Gilsey Ave, West Price Hill (two-family, 1914). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 1226 Gilsey Ave, West Price Hill (three-family, 1918). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 1227 Gilsey Ave, West Price Hill (single-family, 1890). Waiver of VBML fee.
• 4210 Williamson Pl, Northside (single-family, 1885). Waiver of VBML fee.