🏚️ Blight Accountability

September 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

Special assessment: $2,853 demolition cost for 1609-24th Street S.W.

Property owner at 1609-24th Street S.W. will be billed $2,853 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building. This special assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1609 - 24th Street S.W., Birmingham

September 13, 2017 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 501 properties declared public nuisance

City declares 501 blighted lots with noxious weeds a public nuisance and will post notice on each property, triggering cleanup or enforcement action. Affects neighborhoods with abandoned or neglected real estate.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1544 42nd Street

This property at 1544 42nd Street has been declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will clear the blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1544 - 42nd Street, Birmingham

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1124 2nd Street West

Building declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition removes blighted structure from neighborhood. Clears title for potential reuse or stabilization of 2nd Street corridor.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1124 - 2nd Street West aka 1132 - 2nd Street West, Birmingham

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3016 Avenue D in Ensley

Unsafe structure in Ensley neighborhood will be torn down to remove blight and public hazard. Action clears condemned property from residential area.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3016 Avenue D Ensley, Birmingham

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 903 42nd St N

City will tear down a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes neighborhood blight and potential safety hazard.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 903 - 42nd Street North, Birmingham

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 1443 Miles Street, Dolomite

Unsafe building removal reduces blight and improves neighborhood safety in Dolomite. Demolition clears the parcel for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1443 Miles Street Dolomite, Birmingham

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #6 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 651 properties nuisances for overgrown weeds

Owners of these properties will receive notice and face required cleanup or city enforcement. Affects neighborhoods across Birmingham dealing with blight.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

August 29, 2017 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Ensley: unsafe building at 1805–18th Street ordered demolished

City clears a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition removes the hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1805 - 18th Street Ensley, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

232 - 47th Place North building ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance

City will remove a blighted building deemed unsafe. This clears a property that negatively impacts the neighborhood and opens the way for potential redevelopment or stabilization of the block.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 232 - 47th Place North, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3520 67th St N

An unsafe, blighted structure at 3520 67th Street North will be demolished. Removing dangerous buildings reduces neighborhood blight and safety hazards.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3520 - 67th Street North, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: 207 50th Street North deemed unsafe

Building at 207 50th Street North will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 207 - 50th Street North, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

848 44th Street North deemed unsafe; demolition ordered

City will demolish a blighted structure on 44th Street North after finding it unsafe and a public nuisance. The property will be cleared for redevelopment or land stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 848 - 44th Street North, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 1653 Matt Leonard Drive approved for demolition

City will demolish a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the property from your neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1653 Matt Leonard Drive S.W., Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 17 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard

Property declared public nuisance; demolition will clear blight from downtown corridor and improve neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 17 - 8th Avenue North aka 17 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #5 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens placed on blighted properties

City removes overgrown weeds and debris from neglected properties, then bills owners—costs become a lien if unpaid. Cleans up neighborhoods and holds property owners accountable for maintenance.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City rescinds demolition order for 1230 Avenue I

The property at 1230 Avenue I will no longer be demolished under city authority. The 2017 unsafe-building designation is being reversed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1230 Avenue I, Birmingham

August 22, 2017 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1912–24th St. North

City removes a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1912 -24th Street North, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City recovers $4,587 demolition cost from property owner at 2622 22nd Ave North

Property owner at 2622 22nd Avenue North will be billed $4,587.80 for the City's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. Special assessments recover demolition expenses from owners who fail to address hazardous structures.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2622 - 22nd Avenue North, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City recovers $3,626 demolition cost from property owner at 485 – 38th Ave W

Unsafe building demolished; cost is passed to the property owner through a special assessment. Residents get a safer neighborhood; the city recovers public spending.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 485 - 38th Avenue West, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

City charges property owner $3,076 for building demolition at 3350 33rd Pl N

Property owners can be billed for demolition costs when the city tears down unsafe structures. This $3,076 charge will likely become a lien on the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3350 - 33rd Place North, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

City assesses $2,845 demolition cost to Ensley property

Property owner at 1103–12th Place Ensley must pay $2,845.08 to cover the city's cost for tearing down an unsafe building. Special assessments like this recover public spending on blighted property removal.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1103 - 12th Place Ensley aka 1013 - 12th Place Ensley, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

City assesses $2,742 demolition cost to property owner at 3664 1st Place West

Property owner faces a special assessment for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their land. This shifts the demolition expense to the property owner rather than general city funds.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3664 - 1st Place West, Birmingham

August 15, 2017 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $2K

Property owner billed $1,908.50 for unsafe building demolition

City demolishes unsafe structures and passes the cost to property owners. This $1,908.50 assessment covers demolition at 3755 Center Place West.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 3755 Center Place West 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3755 Center Place West, Birmingham