Squandered Heritage

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

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

Formal Citation for Demolition By Neglect

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The owner of this house is an elderly man who also owns 819 N. Robertson which is also being cited for demolition by neglect. He was missing some fingers. He asked me when he was supposed to go to the meeting. This is a shame, such a great house on a street that needs all the renovations it can get as the housing stock has been very hard hit by neglect and city projects over many many years in historic Treme.

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

Take a valium before you view more pictures of this owner’s neglect.

This owner also owns the propert next door which he has left to blight and lives behind this house:
French Quarter Renovations
2706 Royal St

Is the man who owns this just trying to make a gigantic backyard out of these rather than renovate? If the city won’t approve demolitions requests, they sometimes just allow them to blight until they get demolition by neglect. The property might also be taken away from them so they cannot play the system in this manner. This was a gorgeous home in a prime location.

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

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.

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

We suspect this citation may be for the outbuilding in the back. It’s a mystery. We’ll find out the details and update you early next week.

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

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

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

Click to see more reasons the neighbors are angry.

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

Format Citation for Demolition By Neglect

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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.

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

Formal Citation of Demolition by Neglect.

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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

Historic District Landmarks Commission Meeting Agenda
December 15th, 2006
Council Chambers, 9:30 a.m.
City Hall

Result: Step One: Formal Citation Issued, Demolition By Neglect

The facade of this two-story reveals the stitches of what used to be the original, full length, windows. Probably a balcony too. The building has been stripped of most of the original architectural charm, remodeled inside with suspended ceilings and neglected. The city assessor’s website doesn’t contain any information on this address. I will update this post after my next visit to City Hall.

Behind the Court House, across from the Falstaff Brewery