Squandered Heritage

This house is on the demolition list

To have your house taken off the demolition list call Winston Reid in Code Enforcement at City Hall.

This house is on the Demolition List

To be removed from the list call Winston Reid at City Hall in Code Enforcement.

This posting lists multiple addresses.

DEFERRED 30 DAYS

2415-17
2429
2423-25
2431-39

These properties are all located next to each other

Owner Central Congregational United Church of Christ has applied to demolish these multi-family unit buildings to be replaced with a single-family residence of no specific type or design (no redevelopment plans submitted with application) .

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, April 9th, 2007
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

In a meeting with the Pastor he expressed a desire to partner with another Organization to build housing for the elderly.

He has no plans nor financing in hand at this time.

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

RESULTS: APPROVED

3216-18 Second St. Applicant City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition
Task Force for owner Emelda Coleman has applied to demolish this
single-family residence with a vacant lot.

I ran into Miss Coleman while I was out at this lot.

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

Address: 3319 Iberville St
Owner: Leopold Peyret
Tax Bill: 206206116
Property Description: Sq 451 Lot 17 Iberville 30X102
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 3.5
Flood Duration (days): 0
Damage Report: 37.14%

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

Side view

another side view

Damage report

Address: 4603 Banks St
Owner: Christian Rodick
Tax Bill: 105308907
Property Description: Sq 821 Pt 10 Lot 13 Banks & Olympia 50X102 Wmr/Frz Ok
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 5.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 18.9%

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Meeting Agenda
November 20, 2006
10 a.m., Room 7E07 City Hall

3522 Joliet St. Owner Alma Corona has applied to demolish this single
family residence to be replaced with a vacant lot.

Looks like the owner is trying to sell this house. I used to drive thru this Neighborhood everyday. It was always well kept, these slab on grade houses took on a lot of water.

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting
November 8, 2006
9:30 a.m.
City Hall, Council Chambers
Applicant: Housing Unit Demolition Task Force, City Attorney’s Office

Result: Unknown

Owner, Edna Williams, has applied for demolition of this modest single shotgun which is structurally sound. The only things wrong with this house pertain to the elements which are out of scale with the original construction. It is difficult to justify the demolition of this house so the Preservation Resource Center is actively seeking buyers for this house as an alternative to demolition. The windows are out of scale due to a fairly recent remodel. If you click on the photo you can compare this ‘remuddle’ to the house next door at 1235 Louisa which still retains it’s original windows and siding. The awning is also inconsistent. This is why the role of the HDLC is important. The remuddled elements have devalued this home but if the owners had been required to preserve the original elements, it would be more attractive to buyers.

Whenever I see demolition requests for non flooded areas of the City I have to wonder what the motivation is at this paticular time when so much work is being done in the flooded areas. This place had a lot of great period details

This building is a block off of St. Charles. A great location for apartments or condos.

According to the Assesors report the building has been boarded up since 2003.

The application to demolish was denied on 2/20/2006

I went to a District 3 planning meeting today and saw Richard Campanella. I have been reading his latest book Geographies of New Orleans and have been very impressed with the variety of information. The way in which it is presented and the ability it has to make you see New Orleans in yet another way.

The following is from A Times Picayune article

bq. “Geographies of New Orleans” represents five years of research, map-making and writing, with more than 400 pages of text, including 170 original maps, charts and graphs and approximately 400 vintage and contemporary photographs and satellite images of the city. It takes the reader through past geographies, physical geographies, urban geographies, ethnic geographies (with chapters on Creole, Irish, German, Jewish, Greek, African-American, Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese patterns of settlement in the city), as well as a chapter titled “Hurricane Katrina and the Geographies of Catastrophe.”

I have been looking at a lot of damaged buildings which has made me curious about what I did not know. Richard showed me a small photo of a corner store on Melpomene and Constance. He mentioned that the walls had a brick and beam construction. I did some research on this type of construction, I am fairly certain it was called nogging

Nogging is rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building.

I arrived at the store just in time to get a photo of this wall. While there does not seem to be a full brick wall between the beams there is evidence of a partial brick support.

The Bulldozers were taking this store down and I was only able to get a few shots before it came down.

I managed to find a few interesting architectural shards.

and take a last photo

because by Monday it will be all gone.

Behind the Court House, across from the Falstaff Brewery

I’ve just analyzed the latest release of demolition applications presented by the Preservation Resource Center. They pertain only to Orleans Parish. The results:

Demolition applications by structure type:
Shotgun double: 12
Shotgun single: 3
Single-family: 5
Total demolition requests = 20

Replacement plans:
Shotgun: 0
Single-family: 6
Double: 1
Multifamily: 1
Total replacement homes planned = 8
Vacant lots “gained”: 11

A double contains 2 housing units. So the “unit score” looks even more lopsided:

Housing units that may be demolished: 32
Housing units that may be replaced: 11

That’s a net loss of 21 housing units–66% of the beginning inventory.

So what might this mean in the big picture? If this pattern persists, then up to two-thirds of the housing units that are eventually demolished will not be replaced. Half might end up as vacant lots.

The number of units that will be demolished is unknown. The quality and character of the replacement housing is unknown. Should we expect the worst? Will our stock of fine old Arts & Crafts, Italianate, Greek Revival and Eastlake shotguns be reduced forever? How much control should there be over the architecture of the replacement homes?

APPROVED FOR DEMOLITION

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Meeting Agenda
August 28, 2006
10 a.m., Room 7E07 City Hall

Property under review

Mid-City 208-10 N. Jefferson Davis Pkwy

Owner Hoa Nguyen Van has applied to demolish this Neo-Classical Revival shotgun double residence to be replaced with a new single family residence of no specific style or type. No redevelopment plan has been submitted.