Squandered Heritage

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. Well, in theory.

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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.

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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

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

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 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).

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

Result: Application for Demolition. This application beings the standard, 30-day, layover.

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Owner, Jonathan G. Clague proposes to demolish this modest shotgun and build a new residence. He owns the lot next to this building which is becoming a small junkyard.

Housing Conservation District Review Committee
Meeting Agenda
December 4, 2006

Result: Approved

This shotgun double is in fair shape. The extension on the back is not as good, it’s sitting lower to the ground. The owners next to this property are renovating. If these folks could perhaps, just demolish the back part and then renovate the front, original part of the home, that would be ideal.

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

RESULTS= WITHDRAWN

I had to dig some weeds aside on the sidewalk to get at the spray painted address on the sidewalk to verfiy it as the right place. All you can wonder down here in the Lower Ninth Ward, . . . where are these people now? A worker in an orange vest stopped to ask if I was alright, it’s pretty desolate out here. It’s unusual to see a white chick with a camera and clipboard. We must thank the owners for gutting the house, it is the only real way to assess the scope of the damage, and so many of these were ‘no brainers’ for demo, they only have one choice.

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

Result: Approved

Owner Larry Perodin has applied to demolish this arts and crafts style single shotgun. He has no plan to rebuild. I can’t argue it, I can only be sad. My guess is that this will be approved.

This house is in the upper Ninth Ward, between Clouet and Louisa St. The speed tour of our devastated city could be done by driving the length of Louisa St. If you drive from one end of Louisa St. to the other, you will see a cross section of damage that is representative of the scope of the destruction we have on our hands here. At the more Eastern end, near Indian Village, 90% of it looks like it was bombed. There are a surprising amount of people coming back there. Here, above the Bywater neighborhood, it’s better but it’s hard to argue demolition for most of the housing stock. It’s heartbreaking.

When you cross Claiborne things improve greatly and when you cross over St. Claude it feels like nothing ever happened.

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%