Abandoned/Vacant building count

Total as of April 4, 2011: 4,978 buildings
% Change in past month: +1.4%
% Change in past six months: +6.4%
% Change in past year: +15.2%
% Change in past two years: +45.6%
% Change in past five years: +179.8%


Buildings demolished in the past 30 days

• , Northside (school, ???). Razed by Cincinnati Public Schools for construction of a new $16.7 million, 86,000-square-foot Winton Montessori school.
• , Corryville (three-family, 1896). Razed by Uptown Rental Properties for the $3.8 million, 16-unit Jefferson/Glendora Apartments project.
• , East Price Hill (single-family, 1885). Vacant building razed by owner.
• , Downtown (warehouse, 1917). Razed by Rock Gaming LLC as part of the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati project.
• , College Hill (two-family, 1905). Severe fire damage on a condemned building.
• , College Hill (single-family, 1910). Public nuisance demolition.
• , Carthage (two-family, 1885). Razed by adjacent New Jerusalem Baptist Church, which purchased the property in October 2010. No code violations.
• , Northside (warehouse, 1939). Vacant and dilapidated, razed by owner City of Cincinnati and likely to be incorporated into the Factory Square development.
• , Avondale (commercial, 1928). Razed by Uptown Consortium and Building Value for a planned mixed-use redevelopment.

Board of Housing Appeals meets Wednesday

A public hearing before the Board of Housing Appeals is scheduled for Wednesday at 1 P.M. at the Business Development and Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, to consider the building code status of the following properties:

• , Mount Auburn (social service agency, 1880). Appeal of Cincinnati building code violations.
• , Riverside (two-family, 1885). Suspension of Vacant Building Maintenance License (VBML) fee - continuance.
• , College Hill (single-family, 1910). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Northside (three-family, 1900). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Westwood (single-family, 1915). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , East Price Hill (multi-family, 1930). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , College Hill (single-family, 1919). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Northside (two-family, 1924). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , South Fairmount (two-family, 1905). Suspension of VBML fee - continuance.
• , Over-the-Rhine (mixed-use, 1864). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Over-the-Rhine (two-family, 1869). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Mount Auburn (mixed-use, 1880). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Mount Auburn (three-family, 1870). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , South Fairmount (single-family, 1883). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Over-the-Rhine (two-family, 1890). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Spring Grove Village (single-family, 1947). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Northside (single-family, 1885). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Northside (single-family, 1890). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , West Price Hill (single-family, 1922). Suspension of VBML fee.
• , Northside (single-family, 1921). Suspension of VBML fee.

Board of Building Appeals meets Thursday

The Board of Building Appeals will meet at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday at the Business Development and Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, to consider appeals for the following properties:

• , Over-the-Rhine (mixed-use, 1890).
• , Corryville (parking/structures).
• , Northside (nursing home, 1900).
• , Madisonville (arts center, 1920).
• , Westwood (single-family, 1919).