Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 304 Erkenbrecher Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Avondale
YEAR BUILT: 1905
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Gregory Horace Mack
ASSESSED VALUE: $41,170
ORDERS: December 2003, for cornice. In June 2005, orders were reissued for roof, chimney, gutters and downspouts, cornice, siding, and rear porch. A civil fine of $500 was issued in mid-2006. In September 2007, orders were reissued for the collapsed rear porch, chimney, gutters and downspouts, cornice, soffit, siding, exterior paint, plaster, and trash. Another civil fine was issued. In January 2009, the house was ordered vacated and barricaded. Water and electrical service had been shut off, property possibly in probate.
CONDEMNED: March 2009. Currently in criminal status.
HAZARD: August 2010.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.
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