Squandered Heritage

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Agenda
10 a.m. June 11, 2007
Room 7E07, 7th Floor, City Hall

Result: Approved based on redevelopment plans.

1911-17 Euterpe St. Owner Reconcile New Orleans has applied to demolish
this altered two-story multi-family building to be replaced with a new
commercial building of no specific design (no exterior architectural
renderings submitted with the application).

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Agenda
10 a.m. June 11, 2007
Room 7E07, 7th Floor, City Hall

Result: Approved based on building’s condition.

2518-20 Willow St. Owner Paul Yanez has applied to demolish this altered
double shotgun to be replaced with be replaced with a duplex or four-plex of
no specific design (no redevelopment plans submitted with the
application).

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Agenda
10 a.m. June 11, 2007
Room 7E07, 7th Floor, City Hall

Result: Not Heard

2136-38 Third St. Applicant City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition
Task Force has applied for owner Third Rose of Sharon Baptist Church to
demolish this altered double shotgun to be replaced with a new structure of
no specific design or type (no redevelopment plans submitted with the
application).

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

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Applicant City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition Task Force has applied for the owner to demolish this residence under the city’s voluntary demolition program (no information on the building included with agenda.)

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, April 23rd, 2007
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

Applicant City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition Task Force has applied for the owner to demolish this residence under the city’s voluntary demolition program (no information on the building included with agenda.)

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Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
February 5th, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall
APPROVED

This house is up for review at next Monday’s Meeting. There are few buildings left on this lower end of Oretha Castle Haley. Mr. Tanner should sell it to someone who would be able to make the necessary repairs.

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Address:
0001208 ORETHA C HALEY BL

Owners Name:
MR. GARY J TANNER
1629 FOY STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA

Tax Bill #: 102106120
Municipal District: 1
Assessment District: 02
Subdivision:
Square: 253
Lot: 29

C/O Owner and Mailing Address:
Description:
SQ 253 LOT 29 DRYADES 26 7X1 10 9 COML & APTS 1208-10 ORE THA C HALEY
Current Sales Information Current Assessment
Sale Type: SALE
Sale Price: $ 2000

FEMA Section 106
Public Notice Regarding Historic Review of Privately-Owned Residential Buildings Proposed for Demolition in Orleans Parish, Louisiana - Non-Collapsed Buildings Seeking Comment

RESULT: Denied for lack of any real development plans. Notably, in the case of Central City’s HDLC spotty coverage , the building would lose HDLC jurisdiction once demolished.

Commissioner Cole introduced motion to deny.

The Housing Unit Demolition Task Force (HUTF) will undoubtedly be handling the demolition application of this property on behalf of the owner, Janee Patin. This demolition request is in process along with one her property adjacent at 1505-07. which she also can’t handle. As a reward for doing nothing for years, taxpayers will tear it down for free.

There is NO public hearing on these properties aside from the public comment period in the link below. We have submitted public comment to these properties but received no response. We’ll collect comments and deliver them to FEMA.

Here is the profile of the current owner from the assessor’s database. This is the same owner for the property next to it at 1505-07 Baronne. The majority of the damage on this structure is due to neglect, not from Katrina.

Thanks for the dead cat, Miss Janee.

Owner Name PATIN JANEE B
Address 1360 INTERLOCHEN
City / State / Zip PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269

Parcel
Property Address 1501 BARONNE ST
Unit
District 1
Assesment Area 01
Subdivision
Square 249
Lot
Book 03
Folio 008
Line 006
Tax Bill Number 101107906
Instrument Number 323954
Notorial Archive Number 06-18585
Sale Date 19-MAY-06
Sale Price $80,000

2007 Certified Assessment
Appraised Land $10,590
Appraised Building $69,410
Appraised Total

$80,000
Assessed Land $1,060
Assessed Building $6,940
Assessed Total $8,000
Homestead Exemption Amount $0
Exempt Code
Special Tax District

Values History
Tax Year 2006
Assessed Land $1,059
Assessed Building $5,100
Assessed Total $6,159
Homestead Exemption Amount $6,159

Property Description
Line No. Description
1 SQ 249 LOT 6 MLK 48 7X31 3L
2 OT 7 BARONNE & MLK 31 4X54 1
3 501-03 BARONNE & 1804 MLK

FEMA Section 106
Public Notice Regarding Historic Review of Privately-Owned Residential Buildings Proposed for Demolition in Orleans Parish, Louisiana - Non-Collapsed Buildings Seeking Comment

The Housing Unit Demolition Task Force (HUTF) will also be handling the demolition application of this property for Janee Patin. There is NO public hearing on these aside from the public comment period in the link below. We have submitted public comment to these properties but received no response. If you want a phone call or petition, let us know. Here is the profile of the current owner from the assessor’s database. She also owns the property at 1501 Baronne. She has two different current addresses, one on West End and one in GA. The majority of the damage on this, and the other structure she owns, is due to neglect, not from Katrina.

1505-BARONNE ST

1505 BARONNE ST PATIN JANEE
Owner Name PATIN JANEE
Address 6325 WESTEND BLVD
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70124
Parcel
Property Address 1505 BARONNE ST
Unit
District 1
Assesment Area 01
Subdivision
Square 249
Lot 8
Book 03
Folio 008
Line 008
Tax Bill Number 101107907
Instrument Number 000305340
Notorial Archive Number 05-18021
Sale Date 11-APR-05
Sale Price $69,900
2007 Certified Assessment
Appraised Land $19,580
Appraised Building $50,320
Appraised Total $69,900
Assessed Land $1,960
Assessed Building $5,030
Assessed Total $6,990
Homestead Exemption Amount $0
Exempt Code
Special Tax District Values History
Tax Year 2006
Assessed Land $1,958
Assessed Building $5,032
Assessed Total $6,990
Homestead Exemption Amount $0
Property Description
Line No. Description
1 SQ 249 LOT 8 BARONNE 48X102
2 2 APTS 1505-07 BARONNE

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
January 8th, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

Result: This property is up for review at next Monday’s Meeting

RESULT:DEFERRED<OWNER NOT PRESENT
March 26th, 2007 Result: Approved

2/5/07 again Owner not Present

Owner First House of Prayer Baptist Church has applied to demolish this raised basement, Art-and-Crafts style double shotgun. It was Freddy and Dorothy’s Restaurant, back in the day.

This neglected responsibility will be replaced by a vacant lot. The rear wall has fallen off. I am shocked at how many properties are left to blight and later demolished by churches. It dawned on me that there must be a house heaven. Angels fix them up and live in them.

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
January 8th, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

Result: This house is up for review at next Monday’s Meeting

The City Attorney’s Neighborhood One, Housing Unit Task Demolition Task Force has applied to demolish this two-story structure in Central City. The owner, the Second Mount Calvary Baptist Church permitted this building to fall into blight in recent years and intends to leave the lot vacant. Churches consistently purchase property, allow it to blight and have it torn down by the city or tear it down themselves simply to bank land around a church. There are about six churches in one square block in this neighborhood, they are not open, there are few residents who have to returned to attend. However, the city’s new wifi system is available here.

I remember when this story was first covered by the Times Picayune and in looking found the blog of the folks who live next door to it.

I had done some research on this house and the story of the move to this location. What is difficult to fathom is the size of this house. It is HUGE.

I spoke with Sean a musician who lives next door, with his fiancee. Sean has been working on his house for 10 years. He told me that he was out of town for a month and while he was gone someone stole the joists and floorboards.

As you can see from these photos this place is ready to fall down, and it is 8 inches from the property line.

Sean said that he fears on a daily basis that it is going to fall on top of his house. Seems that a shame that this house was moved from the original site to this site which is too small and because of the neglect of Lisa Mazique while she is settling in to her new job in Miami and Sean and Jackie are living next door to this Historic Landmark of failure.

Here is an older photo of this home in which it appears to be leaning left, in recent photos it is leaning right.
Scary.