1517 McHenry Street

Property address:  1517 McHenry Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  Al Grasso and Muhammad T. Saleem, 8417 Silverdale Court, Lorton, VA 22079

City Council District and contact:  District 9, Agnes Welch

1517 McHenry Street

Abandoned Home Burns, One Man Dies in SW Baltimore

Yet another abandoned home in Baltimore is destroyed by fire — two men were trapped inside, according to ABC2 News.  (Unfortunately, they say the fire was in Southeast Baltimore, when S. Carey Street is actually in Southwest Baltimore.)  One man was seriously injured, the other man died.  The house had previously been the subject of a foreclosure proceeding.  The home has been vacant for at least 5 years, according to a neighbor.

Property address:  4 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  Sukaenot Oluwaremilekun Alamuta, 4 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 (SDAT has the wrong address for Mr. Alamuta — his address is actually 47 Peabody Street, NE, Washington, DC 20011).

City Council District and contact:  District 9, Agnes Welch

4 S. Carey Street

We wonder if it was arson...

If any information about the two men caught in the fire comes up, we’ll be sure to update this post.

1507 McHenry Street

Property address:  1507 McHenry Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  BGM Realty #20 Corporation, P.O. Box 32118, Baltimore, MD 21282 (Another Stanley Rochkind-controlled company)

Registered agent for BGM Realty #20 Corporation: Ahvner Rozwaski, 5616 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215

City Council district and contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

The 1500 block of McHenry Street is full of blighted homes — most are owned by individual slumlords and shell corporations — it would be nice to see this block cleaned up.

1507 McHenry Street

14 S. Schroeder Street

Property address: 14 S. Schroeder Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  The Frederick Avenue Development Corporation, 1023 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Registered agent for The Frederick Avenue Development Corporation:  See below, as this “corporation” seems to have never been registered with the State of Maryland.

City Council District and contact:  9th District, Agnes Welch

This property has been under its current ownership for approximately ten years, and is clearly in a derelict state.  The current owner, the Frederick Avenue Development Corporation remains a bit of a mystery, as a search of state corporation records yielded nothing, as did a phone call to the state agency in charge of corporate taxation.

We find this property to be particularly disturbing because of two things:  It’s in the 9th City Council District, which appears to contain a vast majority of the homes we receive emails about.  We’d certainly like to know what Agnes Welch is doing about the problem, especially since her constituents are pretty vocal about this issue.  The other thing that bothers us about this property is the fact that it sits on a block that contains some rather interesting rehabs and older lived-in homes.  Why should anyone have to live with this as a neighbor?

Front of 14 S. Schroeder Street

1005 S. Carey Street

Property address:  1005 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  1005 South Carey Street, LLC, 17 Warren Road, Baltimore, MD 21208

Registered agent for 1005 South Carey Street, LLC:  Jack Novograd, 5616 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215

City Council District Contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

Yet another property and LLC owned by Baltimore slumlord Stanley Rochkind. The first floor window is not secured, nor is the rear of the property.  Like 1003 S. Carey Street (also a Rochkind-controlled property), this house is a haven for vagrants and others who have easy access to the lot and interior of the dwelling.

1005 S. Carey Street (rear).

closeup of trash and rubble strewn about the back of 1005 s. carey street

1003 S. Carey Street: Revisited

Looking back at our post on 1003 S. Carey Street from a month ago, it seems as though Stanley Rochkind and Jack Novograd are up to their old tricks.  Substantial demolition inside and out has been done, and without a permit.  The current permit open on this property is for cosmetic items only (see COM2009-01608).  Update: Finally, the Housing Dept. found the demolition permit for this property: COM2009-03548 is a valid permit number. However, it is for INTERIOR demolition only.  As you can see by the photos, exterior demolition has been done.

Rear of 1003 S. Carey Street

1310 Sargeant Street

Property address:  1310 Sargeant Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  1310 Sargeant, LLC, 2511 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 [Corporate charter forfeited for failure to file tax returns in 2003]

Registered agent for 1310 Sargeant LLC:  Muhammed S. Aurangzeb

City Council District and Contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

This property has been under its current ownership since 2002, according to SDAT data, and has added to the current blight of this street.

1310 Sargeant Street

rear of 1310 Sargeant Street

Closeup of trash and broken fence in the rear of 1310 Sargeant Street

236 S. Calhoun Street

Property address:  236 S. Calhoun Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  Canyon River, LLC, 274 Thorbridge Court, Severna Park, MD 21146

Resident agent for Canyon River, LLC:  Peter S. Wise, 274 Thorbridge Court, Severna Park, MD 21146

City Council District and Contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

This property is currently for sale.  Perhaps the current owner gave up on the idea of rehabbing it?  Regardless, the property is still the current owner’s responsibility and is currently not secured from the back.  Not to mention that it’s an eyesore.

236 S. Calhoun Street

rear view of 236 S. Calhoun

1337 W. Pratt Street

Property address:  1337 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property owner:  James J. Flamish, 11421 High Hay Drive, Columbia, MD 21044

City Council District and Contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

We wonder if people in Columbia would tolerate this in their neighborhoods:

1337 w. pratt street

open basement entrance in the front of 1337 w. pratt

garbage and other debris in the rear of 1337 w. pratt

942 W. Lombard Street

Property address:  942 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  942 Realty, Inc. [Maryland corporate charter was forfeited], 1801 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD 21217

Registered agent for 942 Realty, Inc.: Larry Caplan, 1400 Munsey Building, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact: 9th District, Agnes Welch

This property is located roughly a block and a half away from the University of Maryland BioPark, and is across MLK Jr. Boulevard from the University of Maryland Medical Center.  The home is on a block that is mixed with relatively tidy homes that are being lived in, and vacant derelict homes such as this one.  Judging from the amount of graffiti, abandoned clothing, and the fact that house is not secured from the back, it would seem that vagrants and others are using the house for illegal activity.  This house is also just a stone’s throw from the James McHenry School and Rec Center.  There is no fence to secure the rear of this property.

942 w. lombard front (red house)

942 w. lombard rear view