Squandered Heritage

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

FEMA List No. 34

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Damage Wizard : Only 28.5 % Though this has not been remediated since the storm, it does have some shoring issue but could be fixed for a reasonable amount of money because it’s a single shotgun. This does not meet the FEMA 50 percent minimum criteria for taxpayer funded demolition.

Address: 314 N Gayoso St
Owner: Sandra Victor
Tax Bill: 206204708
Property Description: Sq 395 Lot D N Gayoso 31X142
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 4.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 28.25%
Report Detail: Items Breakdown Damage
Superstructure (Framing/Masonry) 18.5 0
Foundations/Basements 16.9 0
Interior Finish (Plaster/Drywall) 8.7 20
Plumbing 8.0 10
Exterior Finish 6.2 10
Electrical 5.4 0
Cabinets/Countertops 5.2 100
Floor Covering 4.5 100
Heating-Cooling 4.2 50
Doors/Windows/Shutters 4.1 50
Lumber Finished 4.1 70
Roofing 3.9 40
Painting 3.4 100
Insulation & Weather Stripping 3.2 30
Built-in Appliances 2.5 50
Hardware 1.2 100

Assessors Information:

Owner Name VICTOR SANDRA J
Address 314 N GAYOSO ST
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70119

Parcel
Property Address 314 GAYOSO N ST
Unit
District 2
Assesment Area 06
Subdivision
Square 395
Lot D
Book 62
Folio 049
Line 010
Tax Bill Number 206204708
Instrument Number 000000000
Notorial Archive Number 00000000
Sale Date 18-AUG-78
Sale Price $25,000

2007 Certified Assessment
Appraised Land $11,900
Appraised Building $10,000
Appraised Total

$21,900
Assessed Land $1,190
Assessed Building $1,000
Assessed Total $2,190
Homestead Exemption Amount $2,190
Exempt Code
Special Tax District

Values History
Tax Year 2006
Assessed Land $1,190
Assessed Building $1,000
Assessed Total $2,190
Homestead Exemption Amount $2,190

Property Description
Line No. Description
1 SQ 395 LOT D N GAYOSO
2 31X142

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

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Damage Assessment “Wizard”:

Address: 315 S Clark St
Owner: Tanya Miller
Tax Bill: 105301110
Property Description: Sq 706 Lot 10 Clark 32 4X138 6 Ineligible For Freeze
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 6.5
Flood Duration (days): 14
Damage Report: 51.74% Report Detail:

Whaaaa?! The FEMA threshold is 50% for a tax payer paid demolition. This is NOT anywhere near 50% and the whole neighborhood is remediating. To lose this would be stupid. It’s lazy. It must be re-assessed and I will file a request for public information on the file to see the inspection at the city level where something obviously went awry.

This is the information on the assessor’s database, it may have changed hands:

Owner Name MILLER TANYA F
Address 315 S CLARK STREET
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70119

Parcel
Property Address 315 CLARK S ST
Unit
District 1
Assesment Area 05
Subdivision
Square 706
Lot 10
Book 23
Folio 031
Line 004
Tax Bill Number 105301110
Instrument Number 000159858
Notorial Archive Number 98-25078
Sale Date 01-JUN-98
Sale Price $54,900

2007 Certified Assessment
Appraised Land $17,910
Appraised Building $55,100
Appraised Total

$73,010
Assessed Land $1,790
Assessed Building $5,510
Assessed Total $7,300
Homestead Exemption Amount $0
Exempt Code Y
Special Tax District

Values History
Tax Year 2006
Assessed Land $1,791
Assessed Building $830
Assessed Total $2,621
Homestead Exemption Amount

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

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.

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.

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

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The house was owned by a landlord before the storm, he sold it. It sold for $35k to a woman who plans to tear it down. The problem with the FEMA process is that if it is in a neighborhood not covered by the Historic District Landmarks Commission or the Housing Conservation Review Committee, then no review of the owner’s plans are on the table in the approval process. We have to check this link to see Damage Assessment Wizard if this meets the FEMA criteria for 50% or more damage. If it seems to be a bad city assessment, we are doing a public request for information to see the inspector’s reports. The search for this property reveals this information:

Address: 407 S Telemachus St
Owner: Albert Katz
Tax Bill: 105302302
Property Description: Sq 728 Pt Lot 36 Or 3 2 Tele Machus 25 7X100 Act Of PartiTion
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 6.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 72.46%
Report Detail:

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

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

This house was demolished on or about December 26th, 2006.

This is the house on the other side of the vacant lot. It has not been touched since the storm.

This is what it is like here.

Address: 5315 Painters St
Owner: Lavella Sanders
Tax Bill: 38W408316
Property Description: Gentilly Terrace Sq 82 Lots 29 30 Painters 40X119 Sgle/Fr 5/Rm A/R And Garage
Planning District: Gentilly
Flood Zone: A7
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 7.5
Flood Duration (days): 18
Damage Report:

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Address: 5632 Baccich St
Owner: Lawrence Blunt
Tax Bill: 38W409906
Property Description: Sq 4405 Lot 9 C Baccich 32 X 122 Sgle 4/Rms A/R
Planning District: Gentilly
Flood Zone: A7
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 9.5
Flood Duration (days): 18
Damage Report: 53.3%

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

This house was demolished on or about December 26th, 2006.

This is the house on the other side of the vacant lot. It has not been touched since the storm.

This is what it is like here.

Address: 5315 Painters St
Owner: Lavella Sanders
Tax Bill: 38W408316
Property Description: Gentilly Terrace Sq 82 Lots 29 30 Painters 40X119 Sgle/Fr 5/Rm A/R And Garage
Planning District: Gentilly
Flood Zone: A7
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 7.5
Flood Duration (days): 18
Damage Report:

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: 5550 Hawthorne Pl
Owner: Natale Locascio
Tax Bill: 206301325
Property Description: Sq 433 Lots 39 40 Hawthorne And Homedale 58X120 5550-52 Hawthorne Place
Planning District: Lakeview
Flood Zone: A3
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 6.5
Flood Duration (days): 15
Damage Report: 54.14%

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

Address: 820 Navarre St
Owner: Conchetta De Salvo
Tax Bill: 206305505
Property Description: Sq 16 Lots 9 10 Navarre 20X110 Each 820-22 Navarre St
Planning District: Lakeview
Flood Zone: A3
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 4.5
Flood Duration (days): 13
Damage Report: 49.07%

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: 214 S White St
Owner: Albert Jordana
Tax Bill: 105202814
Property Description: Sq 606 Lot D Pt Lot 14 South White 37 7X31
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 5.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 54.08%

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: 3017 Bienville St
Owner: Terry Wilson
Tax Bill: 206204915
Property Description: Sq 400 Lot 17 Bienville 31X102 3017-19 Bienville St
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 4.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 60.73%

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: 3129 Palmyra St
Owner: Unavailable
Tax Bill: Unavailable
Property Description: Unavailable
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 6.5
Flood Duration (days): 14
Damage Report: Unavailable

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%

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: Unknown

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717 Teche Street
National Register Algiers Point Historic District

An Algiers Point double. The rear add-on caught fire at one point and the floor and roof are partially collapsed at the very back. While I was taking pictures a guy came out of an apartment next door and told me that was his dog barking at me, and that his boss owns all the properties on that block. He says the place is falling apart inside, but didn’t seem inclined to let me in to take pictures, once he found out that I wasn’t the demolition guy taking pictures for the job.

The rest of this side of the street has a nondescript brick two-story apartment building, and an empty lot. Directly around the corner on Opelousas Avenue is the old Abalon Theatre in the very heart of Algiers Point.

Address: 717 Teche St
Owner: David Kaufman
Tax Bill: 513201708
Property Description: Sq 122 Lot 11 32 X 160 717 Teche
Planning District: Algiers
Flood Zone: B
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 0
Flood Duration (days): 0
Damage Report: Unavailable

Fema Demolition

Address: 3916 Annunciation St
Owner: Avis Booker
Tax Bill: 614103116
Property Description: Sq 110 Lot 19 Annunciation 30X109 3916-18 Annunciation St Du-W File #63674 2-88
Planning District: Central City/Garden District
Flood Zone: B
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 0
Flood Duration (days): 0
Damage Report: 0%

Mark Folse from The Wet Bank Guide sent me a photo of a house on the FEMA list.

It seemed from the photo that the house was in pretty good shape. I have been back three times because I could not believe that this house was in need of demolition.

I looked around and although no one was there, it seems as if someone is doing some work on the house.

I looked around to see if any neighbors were there who may be able to tell me about the house, but it was pretty quiet.

I hope the listing was a mistake or possibly has been taken off the list.

Let’s hope

Address: 340 S Clark St
Owner: Angeline Larrieu
Tax Bill: 105300320
Property Description: Sq 686 Lot 23 So Clark And Banks 30 4X120 ** M/A Chng Phone
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 5.5
Flood Duration (days): 11
Damage Report: 69.4%
Report Detail:
Items Sort Descending% Breakdown % Damage
Superstructure (Framing/Masonry) 18.5 50
Foundations/Basements 16.9 0
Interior Finish (Plaster/Drywall) 8.7 100
Plumbing 8.0 100
Exterior Finish 6.2 100
Electrical 5.4 100
Cabinets/Countertops 5.2 100
Floor Covering 4.5 100
Heating-Cooling 4.2 100
Doors/Windows/Shutters 4.1 100
Lumber Finished 4.1 100
Roofing 3.9 50
Painting 3.4 100
Insulation & Weather Stripping 3.2 100
Built-in Appliances 2.5 0
Hardware 1.2 100

This listing came from the FEMA website which is open for public comment

They are encouraging public participation.

Address: 1435 Elysian Fields Av
Owner: Rene’ Norfleet
Tax Bill: 38W105911
Property Description: Sq 617 Lot 6 Elysian Flds 32 X 112 Sgle/Fr 7/Rm S/R
Planning District: Marigny, Bywater, St. Claude, St. Roch, Desire
Flood Zone: B
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 0.5
Flood Duration (days): 2
Damage Report: 50.52%

Regarding these buildings proposed for demolition that FEMA, in consultation with SHPO, has found eligible for the National Register, FEMA is requesting the aid of the public in identifying alternatives to demolition. Any member of the public who has specific practical information on feasible alternatives to demolition for any of these buildings is encouraged to respond. Alternative proposals should include a source of funding for stabilization and/or repairs and the timeframe required to accomplish these actions.

FEMA is looking for public comment

As it says on their website you can make comment.

It would be a shame to lose this corner store.

Perhaps some Non Profit could rehabilitate this building

Address: 3036 Banks St
Owner: Anthony Ferrara
Tax Bill: 105204525
Property Description: Sq 635 Lot 14 Banks And Salcedo 29 8X98 4 And Lot 15 Banks 32X98 4
Planning District: Mid-City
Flood Zone: A4
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 6.5
Flood Duration (days): 14
Damage Report: Unavailable