Friday, August 17, 2012

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3477 Woodburn Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Evanston
YEAR BUILT: 1908
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Harry T. George
ASSESSED VALUE: $48,300
HAZARD: September 2010, adding gutters and downspouts, missing siding, broken and missing windows, and missing egress steps. In June 2012, the current owner got a temporary stay of demolition, allowing him two weeks to register the land contract and post bond.
CONDEMNED: June 2009, vacant and open with a rotting front porch and cornice, litter and weeds. A criminal case was filed against a previous owner in April 2010, but has not progressed.
ORDERS: Dating back to 2002, for litter and weeds.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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