1236 W. Cross Street

Property address:  1236 W. Cross Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  119 Scott Street, LLC, 625 Washington Boulevard, #A, Baltimore, MD 21230

Registered agent for 119 Scott Street, LLC:  Gerald M. Katz, 900 Dulaney Valley Road #400, Towson, MD 21204

City Council District and contact:  District 11, William Cole IV

Baltimore City Housing Code Enforcement Attorney:  Seth Greer, seth.greer AT baltimorecity.gov

1236 W. Cross side view

1168 Carroll Street

Property address:  1168 Carroll Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  CAM Property Management, LLC, 1314 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Resident agent for CAM Property Management:  Dan Frank, 1314 S. Carey Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

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

Baltimore City Housing Code Enforcement Attorney:  Seth Greer, seth.greer AT baltimorecity.gov

1121 Ward Street

Property address:  1121 Ward Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  Willie M. Coles, Jr. and Shannelle Morris, 1121 Ward Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

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

Baltimore City Housing Code Enforcement Attorney:  Seth Greer, seth.greer AT baltimorecity.gov

This house is in terrible shape, and in danger of collapsing.  Since it’s attached to two other homes, we encourage those property owners to call the city and complain.  The front wall is bowed in the front, and the house needs to be torn down.

Side view of bowed front facade.

907 Washington Boulevard

Poor blighted SW Baltimore.  You never seem to catch a break, and how can you with drek like this at your gateway?

Property address:  907 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  DP South 25, LLC, 1118 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Registered agent for DP South 25, LLC:  Dangela Little, 1118 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.  Corporation is not in good standing, charter has been forfeited.

Baltimore City Council district and contact:  District 11, William Cole

City Housing Code Enforcement Attorney and contact:  Seth Greer, seth.greer AT baltimorecity.gov

1272 Washington Boulevard

Property address:  1272 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  Alexandre Czertok & David Bronner, 3010 Falstaff Road, Baltimore, MD 21209

City Council District and contact:  District 9, Agnes Welch

We’ve been spending quite a bit of time focusing on SW and W Baltimore lately.  It seems this area has a certain amount of potential that’s being wasted, due to the increasing crime rate and number of abandoned homes.  Perhaps one day the city will wake up and collectively realize that it is losing so many decent, tax-paying residents as a result of the inertia that has taken hold of parts of Baltimore.  We hope this changes, in a sustainable, thoughtful way.

The “Believe” sticker on the front of this house only adds to the lunacy.

1272 Washington Boulevard

1272 Washington Boulevard, Rear

1209 Washington Boulevard

Property address:  1209 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  Joseph D. Giusto, II, P.O. Box 104 Linthicum, MD 21090

City Council district and contact:  Agnes Welch, District 9

Located on block with other boarded-up homes, this one seems to blend right in with its landscape in Washington Village.  It’s unfortunate that this block can’t seem to get a head start when it comes to combatting blight and trash.  This part of Washington Boulevard also seems to be quite a haven for drugs and prostitution.

1209 Washington Boulevard Front

1209 Washington Boulevard Rear

1006 W. Cross Street

Property address:  1006 W. Cross Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  Joan M. Hashagen-Snyder, 5 Offutt Court, Granite, MD 21163

City Council District and contact:  11th District, William Cole

Yet another Washington Village property that seems to have been abandoned by its non-resident owner.  Note the pile of rubble left in the rear yard.

Front of 1006 W. Cross

Rear of 1006 W. Cross

638 Wyeth Street

Property address: 638 Wyeth Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property owner:  Darlene Terry-Weeks, PO Box 325, White Plains, MD 20695

City Council District and Contact: 11th District, William Cole

This property typifies the broken window theory.  On a long-neglected street in Washington Village, other homes have been rehabbed, some have not.  However, this street will never shake its bad reputation until landlords and property owners are held accountable for the state of their properties. Ms. Terry-Weeks has the usual handful of injunctions filed against her, along with a foreclosure.  By the looks of this house, it’s been abandoned — note the broken windows in the front and back.

Front of 638 Wyeth Street

Rear of 638 Wyeth Street

1224 W. Ostend Street

Property address:  1224 W. Ostend Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Property Owner:  Doorpost Properties, LLC, 1321 Dillon Heights Road, Baltimore, MD 21228

Registered Agent for Doorpost Properties:  Michael Muse, 1321 Dillon Heights Road, Baltimore, MD 21228

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

Many properties on this stretch of Ostend Street have either been rehabbed, or are in the process.  One was demolished, due to community pressure.  The WVDA folks have been taking care of the trash problem.  It would seem that Ostend Street is improving — except for a few blighted properties, including this one:

Front of 1224 W. Ostend Street

1224 W. Ostend Street, Rear.

701 Washington Boulevard: Minor Changes Are Not Enough

After hearing that some minor changes were made to the property at 701 Washington Boulevard (owned by Dr. Anwar Mumtaz), we decided to see for ourselves.  While we agree it’s a slight improvement — the homeless camp is gone — we weren’t that impressed with this cleanup effort.  After speaking with a resident of the neighborhood, we learned that yes, the shrubbery in the back was removed and so was the orange fencing along the edge of the Sav-A-Lot.  However, the debris from the shrubbery was dumped at the side entrance to the parking lot, and the orange fencing was left on the sidewalk at MLK Jr. Boulevard.  We hope Dr. Mumtaz plans on removing this trash and debris immediately.

Shrubs removed from the former homeless camp on W. Barre Street, adjacent to 701 Washington Boulevard

This pile of debris, along with the orange fencing on the sidewalk at MLK needs to be removed.