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2205 Cleveland Ave. {3rd Ward} FEMA 106 List

August 19th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

FEMA 106 List Aug. 10th, 2007

I could not find any indication of the address of this building, except by the address across the street.

Some of the houses on the FEMA 106 also seem to have the pink, Imminent Threat Notices posted to them. This had one of those. Another clue that this could, in fact, be 2205.

2205 Cleveland Ave.  Unverfiable

This is in the HCDRC’s jurisdiction, it should appear on the agenda in coming weeks.

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2336-38 Cleveland St. {3rd Ward} FEMA 106 List

August 19th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

FEMA 106 List

2336-38 Cleveland Ave. (1)

This property should come up for review through the HCDRC Committee.

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2136 3rd Street {Central City}

June 7th, 2007 by Karen Gadbois · No Comments

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).

2136 Third Street

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1002 N .Prieur St. {6th Ward}

June 7th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
June 8th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

1002-04 N. Prieur St. (1)

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Proposal for demolition. St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church, owner. Housing Unit Demolition Task Force, applicant.

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1832 Dumaine St. {6th Ward}

June 7th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDMARKS COMMISSION
9:30 A.M., JUNE 8
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
1300 PERDIDO ST.

Preliminary Citation of Demolition by Neglect

1832 Dumaine St. (1)

More Photos

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2336-38 St. Philip Street {5th Ward}

May 10th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

HDLC

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
May 11th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

RESULT: Approved

2239-40 St. Philip St. (1)

Joseph Tolliver, owner, represented by the Housing Unit Demolition Task Force. Right now, we are in the vortex of the demolition process we could see coming 6 months ago.

It could be an Imminent Danger declaration at the City level that brings this to the agenda or a FEMA demolition. Because of the timing, I think it’s a FEMA list, voluntary application, for a taxpayer sponsored demolition. In the minds of the owners, these are FREE demolitions. There is no free demolition. The taxpayers pay or a lien is put on the remaining vacant lot.

Even though this building has been altered in design from it’s original contributing status as an architecturally important structure, at one point it was contributing. Regardless of the provenance of demolition, there will be a lingering and unrecompensable cost to our city’s architectural heritage that is lost forever. The Imminent Danger properties listed by the city as part of their code enforcement program are just now going coming to the point where they will actually be demolished.

Nevertheless, this demolition is not due to Katrina. It’s due to neglect. It’s a lack of responsibility on the part of the owners to maintain or sell the property, and also many years of complete lack of real code enforcement in New Orleans.

2239-40 St. Philip St.

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2600-02 Jena St. {13th Ward}

April 19th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · 4 Comments

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

Facade

More Photos

Owner RenalSouth LLC has applied to demolish this bracketed double shotgun to be replaced with a parking lot for existing dialysis clinic (current parking is not adequate to meet zoning requirements, according to application). There was trash along the fence of their current parking lots which were almost empty on the afternoon we took the photos. The need for this parking lot should be justified prior to any approval. The house is in very good shape in general.

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2126-2132 Tulane Ave {3rd Ward}

February 1st, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · 8 Comments

HCDRC

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

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

2126 - 2132 Tulane Ave (1)

Click to see more photos

Owner Trinh Xuan has applied to demolish this raised basement and the adjacent commercial structure to be replaced with a new commercial structure of no specific design. At a previous meeting regarding these properties, the owner had a vague notion of maybe putting a Rally’s on this site. No formal agreement with Rally’s was presented.

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Demo du jour : Dunkin Donuts on St. Charles Ave. {1st Ward}

January 30th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · 7 Comments

This is a Private Demo I am posting to round out our library. We noticed the telltale spraypaint markings a week ago and today we got the early morning call of it’s demise. The photos on Flickr narrate the facts gathered at the scene. The owners of the building next door have acquired the lot and will expand their building. The building behind the Dunkin Donuts will also be demolished but it must first be cut away from it’s parent building, a much older structure. It’s certainly in a high-profile area of the Lower Garden District.

Dunkin Donuts Demo St.Charles Ave.

Click here to see more photos and read the notes

Additional photos and information from neighborhood monitor, RCS

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2240 S.Lopez {Broadmoor}

January 29th, 2007 by Karen Gadbois · 9 Comments

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

2240 S.Lopez HCDRC

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533-35 S. Alexander St. {3rd Ward}

January 26th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · 2 Comments

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.

Public Comment

533-35 S. Alexander St. Facade

Click to see the rest of the set of photos. And the trash pile in back.

We have been taking photos of houses from the FEMA list in Mid- City this week and the best thing Mid-City could do is to take a pro-active approach to contacting the owners of the homes and finding out what the train of their thought is regarding their house. Often, owners don’t feel like they have the energy to investigate options. Some are waiting for Road Home awards and are giving up. We are alerting FEMA to review demolitions in cases where the FEMA criteria for damage on the city’s damage wizard is less than the required 50%.

Today, Bart Everson actually got a positive response from FEMA regarding his public comment online. This is a watershed breakthrough! We have never had a response to the public comment online until now.

Here is the photo of 3319-20 Iberville St.

3319 Bienville
Here is what the State Historic Preservation Officer reported to Bart:

“We appreciate your comments regarding suggested alternatives to
demolition of 3319-21 Iberville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. You will be pleased to learn that FEMA has removed this property from our demolition list, and it is therefore no longer part of our
undertaking.
We still encourage you to contact the property owner to either purchase the property or to advocate for the property’s renovation, as the building is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to an historic district. Your suggestion of the Historic Building Grant
Program as a source of funding can be pursued by the property owner if the program’s application deadline has not yet passed.”

The homes in MidCity will come up for review in the HCDRC (Housing Conservation District Review Committee) meetings which are every two weeks on Monday.

It would also be good to have Mid City representatives take turns at showing up in the cases you want to argue. Options are approval, deferrals, and denials. Denials can be appealed to the city council within 10 days. We post the agendas for the HCDRC meetings as soon as we get them.

These are the principles to be considered when evaluating property for demolition at HCDRC: Please review if you feel there is a property in question. HCDRC Principles

I am very encouraged by this response today, I will be posting some Mid City properties on SH this weekend.

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6031 N. Roman St. {Lower Ninth}

January 21st, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
January 22nd, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall
Chair: Nelson Savoie

APPROVED

Result: This property is up for review at the meeting on Monday.

6031 N. Roman St.

More in this set of photos

Owner Marlon Parker has applied to demolish this brick ranch to be replaced with a single-family residential residence of no specific design or type. (No plan submitted)

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1201 Lamanche St. {Lower Ninth Ward}

January 21st, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
January 22nd, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

Approved

This house is up for consideration for demolition at Monday’s meeting.

1201 Lamanche St. (5) Facade Behind Trailer

Click to see the set of photos.

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1844 Tricou St. {Lower Ninth Ward}

January 21st, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
January 22nd, 2007
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall
Nelson Savoie, Chair

Approved

This property is on the agenda for this Monday’s meeting.

1844 Tricou St. (1)

Click for more photos.

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1605 Esplanade Ave. {6th Ward}

January 13th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
January 12th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

1605 Esplanade Ave. Facade

This bar, the Red Room at Esplanade and Claiborne, is becoming a nuisance for the police/residents lately. They need their liquor license yanked. This doesn’t have anything to do with the HDLC’s citation. I’m just sayin . . . Click here for more photos.

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1463 St. Claude St. {6th Ward}

January 13th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
January 12th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

1463 St. Claude St. Left Side

Click to see, well, not much to see. Sorry.

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2517 Dauphine {8th Ward}

January 13th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
January 12th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

2518 Dauphine St.

Click to see more reasons the neighbors are angry.

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2705 Decatur {8th Ward}

January 13th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
January 12th, 2007
City Council Chambers 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

2701-03 Decatur St. Front

Click for More Horrors

This owner lives in a very nicely maintained home around the corner. He owns a business called:
French Quarter Renovations
2706 Royal St
Purchased in 2002 for 102 k according to the assessor’s records.

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3000 Louisa St. {Ninth Ward}

January 10th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · No Comments

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. Well, in theory.

3000 Louisa St. Facade 1

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1501 Baronne St. {1st Ward} Central City

January 10th, 2007 by Laureen Lentz · 7 Comments

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.

1501-03 Baronne St. From Afar Corner

To see more photos of this property click here.

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

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