Squandered Heritage

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, February 26th
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

APPROVED

1762 Duels St. � Owner Patricia Thompson has applied to demolish this
bungalow to be replaced with a vacant lot.

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, February 26th
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall
APPROVED

2512 St. Roch Ave. � Owner Phyllis Duplessis has applied to demolish this
single-family residence to be replaced with a modular home of no specific
design (no redevelopment plans submitted).

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, February 26th
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

APPROVED

241 Audubon Blvd. � Applicant Carolyn Saunders for owner Morgan Hall LLC has
applied to demolish this brick ranch to be replaced with a landscaped side
yard for 253 Audubon Blvd.

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, February 26th
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

DENIED

4213-15 D�Hemecourt St. � Applicant Tom Eaton for owner Joto Investments has
applied to demolish this Arts-and-Crafts-style double shotgun to be replaced
with a modular double shotgun.

Here is a list of his other properties

Municipal Address Owner Tax Bill #
2101 ALLEN ST JOTO INVESTMENTS, , INC 37W203109
5615 BURGUNDY ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 39W202903
4213 D’HEMECOURT ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 105306223
1220 FORSTALL ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 39W301507
2124 HARMONY ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , 412205715
4121 HOLLY GROVE ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC. 716430516
2624 JACKSON AV JOTO INVESTMENTS , 412304502
2109 JOSEPHINE ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , 412204703
1323 KENTUCKY ST JOTO INVESTMENT I , NC 39W305908
1721 LIZARDI ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 39W409807
1322 MARIGNY ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 38W104617
1334 MUSIC ST JOTO INVESTMENT , INC 38W105014
2027 REYNES ST JOTO INVESTMENT I , NC 39W504717
4449 REYNES ST JOTO INVESTMENTS, , INC 39W900608
2624 URQUHART ST JOTO INVESTMENTS , INC 39W304015

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting
Monday, February 26th
10a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

APPROVED

5011 S. Robertson. � Owner Linda Sandifer has applied to demolish this
bungalow to be replaced with a single-family residence of no specific design
(no redevelopment plans submitted).

Original HCDRC Post of 3921-25 Washington Ave.

This building on Washington Ave., next to Rhodes Funeral Home was torn down on Monday, February 5th to make way for expansion or parking at the funeral home. It was approved for demolition from the HCDRC on Jan. 22, 2007.

Full Set of photos

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

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

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

APPROVED

Address: 2336 Valence St
Owner: Clarence Barra
Tax Bill: 614323306
Property Description: Sq 567 Lots 10 A& B Valence & La Salle 90 X 110 S-W W/Catering Bus In Rear Comb With 2328 Valence 2/97 File #55491 1/2 Int Sale
Planning District: Uptown and Carrollton
Flood Zone: A1
Damage Assessment
Estimated Flood Depth: 2.5
Flood Duration (days): 10
Damage Report: 22.01%

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

APPROVED

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Owner Patricia Brent has applied to demolish this contemporary brick ranch to be replaced with a vacant lot.

You may ask why we are including these entries for the Lower Ninth Ward, for homes lacking architectural significance. I just want to remind readers that we want to do our best to include a cross-section of demolitions as a matter of documentation. For some of the lower-ninth ward owners, these properties remained in the family since emancipation. Brian Denzer, did a great interview with some residents from the lower ninth at a recent planning congress.
Residents of the Lower Ninth, Plans to Rebuild

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.

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Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Meeting Agenda
10 a.m., Jan. 22, 2007
Room 7E07, 7th Floor, City Hall
RESULT: Deferred

CORNER LOT

2550 Orleans Ave. � Owner Nazarene Baptist Church has applied to
demolish this raised basement double shotgun and neighboring
contemporary structure to be replaced with a vacant lot.

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

RESULTS: APPROVED

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

Applicant, City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition Task Force for owner, Helen Anthony, has applied to demolish this brick ranch to be replaced by a vacant lot.

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

RESULTS: IN A HCDLC DISTRICT

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

The Housing Unit Demolition Task Force, an entity of the city attorney’s office, has applied to demolish this Victorian-style single shotgun for the owner, Wilmot Shows, who plans to replace it with a vacant lot. This is a great little house. And Wilmot’s shed in the back is pretty wonderful too.

We have been trying to figure out the role of the HUTF. It seems to be the city entity that is operating as Neighborhood One. Most likely the funds for these demolitions are federal matching funds from FEMA.

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: APPROVED
Result: This building is to be considered at next Monday’s meeting. The Demolition Hearing Notice was actually posted to this building as it should be.

Owner, Hedwig Incorporated has applied to demolish this contemporary cinder block commercial structure to be replaced with a vacant lot.

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

RESULTS:APPROVED

There was a discussion of building a Bistro and the Commitee admonished the owners to clean the area.

Result: This building is up for consideration at next Monday’s meeting.

Owner Josephine Gallo has applied to demolish this contemporary commercial structure (formerly a Popeye’s Chicken) to be replaced by a vacant lot.

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

RESULTS OWNER REMOVED THE HOME FOR CONSIDERATION
723 S. Gayoso St. Owner Wilbert Vining Special Needs Trust has applied via
Tim Brennan to demolish this contemporary single family residence to be
replaced with a vacant lot.

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

RESULT APPROVED

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

Owner Catherine Cox-Francis has applied to demolish this single-family residence to be replaced with a new approximately 2,000 square foot, single-family residence of no specific design (no proposed plan or elevations were included in the application).

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

APPROVED SELLING VACANT LOT TO NEIGHBOR

1820-22 France St. Owner Marguerite Taylor has applied to demolish this
altered double shotgun and adjoining cinder block building and intends to
sell the vacant lot.

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

RESULTS APPROVED

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

Applicant, City of New Orleans Housing Unit Demolition Task Force, on behalf of owner, Ocelia Wingate, will be replaced by a vacant lot.

RESULTS APPROVED

1817 S. Dupre St. Owners Rodney and Carlotta Jefferson have applied to demolish this raised basement Arts-and-Crafts style bungalow to be replaced with a modular three-bedroom, two-bath residence “reminiscent of homes built in the 1940s”.

This area is largly populated with many homes of this style.

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
December 4th, 2006
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall

RESULTS=DENIED

The owner sent a representative by the name of Lisa Clark to request demolition of this 1880’s Eastlake (high style Victorian) shotgun which is in fair shape, squatters are living in it. It’s got great exterior detail, like shutters and the terra cotta crown on the roof. Interiors include fireplaces and mantles intact. The side gallery is great. This property could be renovated.

The owner, Henry Herdman, is well known in the Tulane/Gravier neighborhood because he owns many neglected properties and vacant lots. This house has some solid architectural features that should have been nurtured. I have seen this one man destroy a neighborhood’s architectural fabric just because he has refused to sell and the city lacks the teeth to take his neglected properties away. My post on Metroblogging New Orleans tells the story of my very first site visit for SH. At One With Weird

Here is the list of properties this man owns, according to the assessor’s database. Often these folks have more blighted property, hiding some of them under the names of family members. We need some property law enforcement in New Orleans.

118-SPRIEURST HERDMAN HENRY 118 PRIEUR ST S
128-SPRIEURST HERDMAN HENRY 128 PRIEUR ST S
1722-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1722 CLEVELAND AV
1726-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1726 CLEVELAND AV
1728-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1728 CLEVELAND AV
1800-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1800 CLEVELAND AV
1804-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1804 CLEVELAND AV
1805-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1805 CLEVELAND AV
1809-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1809 CLEVELAND AV
1814-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1814 CLEVELAND AV
1818-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1818 CLEVELAND AV
1826-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1826 CLEVELAND AV
1828-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1828 CLEVELAND AV
1832-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1832 CLEVELAND AV
1909-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1909 CLEVELAND AV
1917-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1917 CLEVELAND AV
1918-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1918 CLEVELAND AV
1922-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1922 CLEVELAND AV
1927-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 1927 CLEVELAND AV
2100-CLEVELANDAV HERDMAN HENRY 2100 CLEVELAND AV
213-SJOHNSONST HERDMAN HENRY 213 JOHNSON ST S
216-SDERBIGNYST HERDMAN HENRY 216 DERBIGNY ST S
217-SROMANST HERDMAN HENRY 217 ROMAN ST S
221-SCLAIBORNEAV HERDMAN HENRY 221 CLAIBORNE AV S
221-SROMANST HERDMAN HENRY 221 ROMAN ST S

Housing Conservation District Review Committee Meeting Agenda
December 4th, 2006
10 a.m. Room 7E07
City Hall
RESULT=APPROVED