The 2017 Vacant & Abandoned Property Assessment

80 Pages·2017·8.57 MB·English

2017 Neighborhood Assessment Report
A Report by the Neighborhood Roundtable of vacant and abandoned properties
in Louisville, Kentucky
Draft submitted to Louisville Metro Government on January 8, 2018
In Partnership with the following neighborhoods:
California, Germantown, Limerick, Oakdale/Wyandotte, Old Louisville, Phoenix
Hill, Portland, Russell, Saint Joseph, Shelby Park, Smoketown, South Louisville, and
Taylor Berry.

2017 Neighborhood Assessment Report
The Neighborhood Roundtable, which first convened in 2002, celebrates 15 years
of victories. These victories have been achieved by grassroot leaders hailing from over 20
neighborhoods in combating the problem of vacant and abandoned properties. These
leaders gather to share current activities, successes and ongoing challenges.
16th Neighborhood Assessment Report
From 2002 to 2016, your Assessment Report has profiled 822 properties from 20 different
neighborhoods. A strong partnership between grassroot neighborhood leaders and
Louisville Metro Government have caused these properties to remain in the
community’s spotlight.
In this report, 50 properties are profiled. Of these 50 properties, 15 have delinquent
property taxes. The total amount of unpaid property taxes for the properties in this
report is $442,090.07, and many of these properties have previous years taxes that have
been sold to third parties. There is a total of 358 open violations for the 50 properties. The
total citation amount owed for all the properties in the report is $582,747.
The Neighborhood Assessment report
allows neighborhood leaders to identify
which properties are the most problematic.
The Neighborhood Roundtable put out a
call for properties in the beginning of
October 2017, asking leaders from around
the city to give us their most egregious
offenders in terms of vacant and
abandoned properties. According to the
Vacant and Public Property Administration
Department within Develop Louisville,
there are over 4,400 vacant or abandoned
properties in Jefferson County. The number
of vacant or abandoned properties has
decreased since this report was done last
year, when there were 5,000.
New Directions is honored to compile this report. Neighborhood Roundtable and the
Neighborhood Assessment Report are part of New Directions Housing Corporations
strategy to support grassroots revitalization,.

Portland
• A) 2823 Northwestern Pkwy
• B) 2819 Northwestern Pkwy
• A) 222 N 26th St
• B) 1823 W Main St
• C) 1921 W Main St
• D) 2010 W Main St
• E) 2119 Rowan St
• F) 2117 Rowan St
• G) 2115 Rowan St
• H) 126 N 20th St
• I) 128 N 20th St
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2823 Northwestern Pkwy
Portland
2823 Northwestern Parkway is vacant. The property is not fully secure. The
property has falling siding and gutter damage. There is also a dangerous,
overgrown tree on the property and the exterior surfaces are dirty. The adjacent
properties are also vacant.
Recommendation:
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2819 Northwestern Pkwy
Portland
2819 Northwestern Parkway is vacant. The property is not fully secured. The
exterior surfaces are not clean. There is a downspout falling down on the side and
the adjacent property is also vacant.
Recommendation:
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222 N 26th St
Portland
222 North 26th Street is vacant. The property is not fully secured. The front porch
has been torn off. The exterior surfaces are not clean. The foundation looks to be
failing and the downspout and gutter are falling off.
Recommendation:
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1823 W Main St
Portland
1823 Main Street is vacant. There is damage around the dormer where there is
missing siding and damage around the roof area. There is graffiti on the house and
vegetation growing up around the structure. There are currently no open violations
on this house.
Recommendation:
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