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Downtown VacantBuildings

Phase I Results


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Dallas Announces

Next Phase of Vacant Building

Initiative

The City Attorneys Office has identified the next

six buildings for the second phase of its Vacant

Building Code enforcement initiative .

Each of the six buildings identified is locatedwithin the Central Business District.


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Excerpts from Press Release

issued December 22, 2009

During the first phase of the clean-up,

which began in early Fall 2008, Code

and Fire department inspectorsidentified seven unoccupied

properties with the most significant

violations.


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City Elicits Voluntary Compliance

Through the efforts of the City

Attorneys Office, five of the

initial seven buildings were

brought into compliance

without litigation.


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Phase I Results

1604 Main Street

Owner refused to entered RepairAgreement. Property sold to anotherentity who completed repairs to bringproperty into voluntary complianceOctober 2009.

1902 Commerce Street

Property is in substantial compliance.

Owner is progressing under terms ofRepair Agreement.


Property is in substantial compliance.Owner is progressing under terms ofRepair Agreement.

211 Ervay Street

Owners have made repairs to bringproperty up to Code. Awaiting finalinspection and release from Firedepartment.


Owner entered Repair Agreement withthe COD. Awaiting final inspection andrelease from Fire department.

1607 Main Street

Owner refused to enter into Repair

Agreement. CAO filed suit July 2009.

Parties entered into an Agreed Temporary

Injunction. Property sold to another entity

who completed repairs. Trial set for March

2010 .

508 Park

CAO filed suit on July 1, 2009. Owner has

secured the property, abated asbestos and

removed debris and fire hazards from the

property. There are many violations

outstanding and the remaining repairs will

be costly. Property is located in a historicdistrict and owner is not likely to get

authority to demolish the building. The

Citys Economic Development department

has been working with third parties to

develop the entire City block at this

location. Final trial scheduled for June

2010.


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A Look at Phase I Properties

Before . . .and

. . . After


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Vacant and Unmaintained for Years


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Combustible Material and Debris


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Health and Fire Safety Hazards


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Deplorable Conditions


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Owner Entered Repair

Agreement with CAO


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After Code Enforcement Activity


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1604 Main . . . Before


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1604 Main . . . After


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Property Brought into Voluntary

Compliance October 2009


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1954 Commerce . . . Before


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211 Ervay . . . Before


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211 Ervay . . . After


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1712 Commerce . . . Before


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1712 Commerce . . . After


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1607 Main . . . Before


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1607 Main . . . After


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508 Park . . . Before


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508 Park . . . After


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The NextSix . . .

1615 Main Street

601 Elm Street

807 Elm Street500 S. Ervay Street

804 Pacific Avenue

1600 Pacific Avenue


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1615 Main Street


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1615 Main Street


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1615 Main Street


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601 Elm Street


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807 Elm Street


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807 Elm Street


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500 S. Ervay Street


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500 S. Ervay Street


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804 Pacific Ave.


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1600 Pacific Ave.

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