Thursday, July 11, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3124 Harvard Ave

NEIGHBORHOOD: Evanston
YEAR BUILT: 1910
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Yungubendo Makona Development Organization (Burke, VA)
ASSESSED VALUE: $10,688
ORDERS: November 2008, as bricks were falling from the chimney onto the neighboring property. Reissued to new owner in December 2009. Repairs completed in January 2011.
CONDEMNED: July 2011, for chimney, gutters and downspouts, broken and missing windows and doors, exterior paint, missing plumbing and wiring, and a basement sewage backup. The then-owner, who serves in the U.S. Army, was set to be deployed overseas the following month.
HAZARD: November 2012, adding a failing retaining wall, missing siding, and holes in the exterior walls. The property was acquired by the current owner on November 29, 2012.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program. Demolished using Moving Ohio Forward program funding.


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