10 Responses to “Union Hill O&H comes before council on Monday”

1. posted by john_m at November 22, 2009 7:11 am [#]:
   

   Union Hill residents differ on old and historic designation (RTD 11/22)

2. posted by Bill Conkle at November 23, 2009 4:46 pm [#]:
   

   I have always loved the house pictured with this article. She sits like a queen overlooking the 600 Block of North 22nd Street. Every once in awhile I see some activity there and I get hopeful she will be restored, but nothing ever seems to come of it.

3. posted by john_m at November 24, 2009 6:06 pm [#]:
   

   Preserve or Push Out (STYLE 11/24/09)

4. posted by john_m at November 26, 2009 12:15 pm [#]:
   

    

5. posted by ann at November 27, 2009 8:45 am [#]:
   

   Let’s see, 20 properties owned by a church, rented to seniors…why would those seniors be forced out of a community? The owner of a property is responsible for upkeep, maintenance, changes… Why in the world would any church put those expenses on their tenants to the point the tenants would be forced to leave the neighborhood?

6. posted by john_m at November 27, 2009 9:42 am [#]:
   

   The story says that Melvin Williams & Temple of Judah “owns 20 properties in Union Hill, properties rented by seniors”. It turns out that they own more vacant lots than anything else, and maybe 5 properties rented to seniors. The story isn’t as heartwarming when it’s “owner of vacant, blighted property fights against community preservation”, eh?

   A little digging turns up that, under various names, Williams or TOJ own the following:

   1. 2112 VENABLE ST
   2. 2114 VENABLE ST
   3. 2118 VENABLE ST
   4. 2120 VENABLE ST – CHURCH
   5. 2121 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   6. 2200 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   7. 2202 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   8. 2204 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   9. 2206 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   10. 2207 VENABLE ST
   11. 2220 VENABLE ST
   12. 816 N 22ND ST (VACANT LOT)
   13. 863 N 22ND ST (VACANT LOT)
   14. 2230 VENABLE ST (VACANT BUILDING)
   15. 2238 1/2 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   16. 2240 VENABLE ST (VACANT LOT)
   17. 2242 VENABLE ST (VACANT BUILDING)
   18. 3508 E CLAY ST (VACANT LOT)
   19. 921 N 20TH ST (VACANT BUILDING)
7. posted by jp at November 27, 2009 12:20 pm [#]:
   

   3508 East Clay is for sale I think for $25,000. They also suck at cutting grass. During the summer months these lots turn into jungles.

8. posted by dk at November 27, 2009 4:39 pm [#]:
   

   Great research John. It is amazing how the media won’t check facts or sources anymnore.

9. posted by ann at November 27, 2009 6:01 pm [#]:
   

   Well 2242 Venable probably won’t be vacant for long and most likely won’t be rented to seniors since it’s an old gas station and, from looking at building permits, being currently renovated for ‘retail.’ That’s the renovation that just put up a large section of 6′ tall chain link fence topped by 3 strands of barbed wire with a wide gate that opens onto an old brick sidewalk…and the day before Thanksgiving a ‘gravel’ driveway which looks to include as many broken bricks as large pieces of stone.

10. posted by Left of the Hill at November 27, 2009 8:44 pm [#]:
    

    #6- Excellent work, John! Channel 6 invested zero effort on that story.

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