Monday, July 15, 2013

Wrecking Cincinnati: 3181 Saffer St

NEIGHBORHOOD: Westwood
YEAR BUILT: 1928
USE: Single-family dwelling
OWNER: Marilyn A. Jones
ASSESSED VALUE: $35,070
ORDERS: January 2011, ordered vacated and barricaded, citing gutters, soffit, and siding. A civil fine was issued in April 2012. The property was forfeited to the state in August 2012.
CONDEMNED: August 2012, citing vandalism, a deteriorated roof, gutters and downspouts, exterior paint, rotting floorboards on the front porch, missing and vandalized mechanicals, and a lack of utility service.
HAZARD: January 2013, adding broken and missing windows, high weeds, and litter. Tax delinquent.
REASON RAZED: Declared a public nuisance and entered into the City's hazard abatement program.