Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 1314 Groesbeck Rd

NEIGHBORHOOD: College Hill
YEAR BUILT: 1865
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Circle B LLC
ASSESSED VALUE: $104,160
ORDERS: --
CONDEMNED: April 2009, for collapsing roof, a rotted porch, a stripped flooring and joist system, broken windows, open cornice, defective gutters, a disconnected electrical system, litter, and heavy vandalism. Reissued to new, current, owner in March 2011. The property appears to have gone into tax foreclosue by August 2011. A $500 civil fine was issued in January 2012.
HAZARD: May 2012. A public hearing on June 4, 2012 determined that the building was not historically significant.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. Demolished using Moving Ohio Forward funds. Known as the Howard-Rankin Home.
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