Comments on: Properties on Notice

By: Puddinhead

Puddinhead — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:32:05 +0000

Wonderland, I know exactly the property on St. Claude you’re talking about…and you’re actually downplaying how bad it is. And it’s been that way for years. I work down in Chalmette, so I’ve passed it almost daily for a long time, and I would venture to guess that it’s been at least 7 or 8 years since I can remember people living there…possibly longer. And it was only minimally better than it is now (well, I guess it didn’t have as many missing sections of wall then).

By: Wonderland

Wonderland — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:36:58 +0000

At 5337 St. Claude Ave., between Egania and Andry on the lake side of the street, there is a blighted apartment complex. Actually, blighted does not begin to describe this place. The exterior walls are non-existent and it is a crumbling, ugly, wide-open, dangerous mess. I stopped to look for the exact address yesterday so that I could report it to the city, and guess who owns this heap? HANO. Yep. What’s more, the property was an abandoned, decomposing crack-haven pre-K. Now it’s worse. When I see children standing on St. Claude waiting for the school bus in the morning, it breaks my heart that they should have to wait anywhere near this place. If the city wants to demolish privately owned properties that qualify as imminent health threats, it could at the very least do the same with properties owned by one of its agencies.

By: mominem

mominem — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:26:09 +0000

Looks like mos of the targeted properties are in the immediate area of the Industrial Canal Breach.

By: HammHawk

HammHawk — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:42:22 +0000

Man, yet another thing to be ambivalent about. Part of me wants to think that they’re sticking to the people, but dammit, I’m sick of deterioration for no reason. Gotta move on sometime, but it’s hard to trust the system to be fair.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:06:48 +0000

gisweb.cityofno.com/cnogis/

It would be great of there was a one stop web site. You could see what the status was on each property. As I looked at this list I saw some that are not in imminent danger.

By: GentillyGirl

GentillyGirl — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:28:54 +0000

Interesting list, but the blocks along St. Bernard Ave/ N. Claiborne are sadly lacking in red dots. There are six buildings in one block just noth of thyat intersection that are already collapsing towards the street. Should’ve been demolished years ago.

You are right B: the city will probably screw this program up too.