City-Owned Blight: 607, 609, 611, and 613 Pitcher Street

Property Address:  605 Pitcher Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Reservoir Hill Limited Partnership IX, 1800 N Charles Street, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21201

Resident Agent for Reservoir Hill Limited Partnership IX: Harold M Hersch, 330 E 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (Harold Hersch is also the president of Hersch/Lauren Real Estate.)

Right to left: 605, 607, 609, 611, and 613 Pitcher Street. Your tax dollars at work! Why have a fully-funded fire department when you can have this drek instead?

Property Address:  607, 609, 611, and 613 Pitcher Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

City-Owned Blight: 601 and 603 Pitcher Street

Property Address:  601 and 603 Pitcher Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

601 and 603 Pitcher Street, owned by the city, paid for by taxpayers. We can purchase a bunch of decaying blighted real estate, but we can’t have a fully-funded fire department? What’s wrong with that picture?

City-Owned Blight: 1034, 1030, 1028, 1024, W Saratoga

Property Address:  1034, 1030, 1028, 1024 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Property Address:  1026 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  William R Connelly Jr. 30 E 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Property Address:  1022 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  Guardian Foundation, LLC, same address (Not in good standing, charter has been forfeited)

Resident Agent for Guardian Foundation:  Walter P Hammond, 735 Intrepid Way, Davidsonville, MD 21035

Property Address:  1020 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  Nathan Carter, 3700 Captain Wyndale Court Way, Ft Washington, MD 20744

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

1034, 1032, 1030, 1028, 1026, 1024, 1022, and 1020 W Saratoga Street. Note the BCFD placard, indicating an unsafe structure.

 

BCFD Was Here: 1042, 1040, 1038, and 1036 W Saratoga Street

Property Address:  1042 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  Art Management, LLC, 1054 A W Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 (Company is not in good standing.)

Resident Agent for Art Management:  Andrew Thoms, same address.

Property Address:  1040, 1038, and 1036 W Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21223

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

1042, 1040, 1038, and 1036 W Saratoga Street, all owned by the city, except one. Notice the red placard on 1036, indicating the structure is not safe for firefighters to enter.

City-Owned Historic Blight

Property Address:  811 W Lanvale Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

811 W Lanvale Street, Upton Mansion

Some of the remaining historic ironwork around Upton Mansion

No trespassing sign, left over from when Upton Mansion was occupied by the Baltimore City School Commissioners

It’s always a shame to walk around neighborhoods in Baltimore and see all of the blighted vacant homes. It’s even more disturbing when they’re of great historic significance, like Upton Mansion.  As if that wasn’t bad enough — this grand home is owned by the City, and has obviously been neglected for quite some time.

For a photo of this home in its heyday, and information on its history, visit Baltimore Heritage and West Baltimore Squares .

WWJD? 824 N Carrollton Avenue

Property Address:  824 N Carrollton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Saint George I.B. Crosse, III and Delois Crosse, 3509 Kingspoint Road, Randallstown, MD 21133

City Council District and Contact: District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

This 1995 article in the Baltimore Sun describes Saint George (yes, that’s his real name) as a former head of the Baltimore office of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, a defrocked Methodist minister, local TV personality, and perennial conservative Republican candidate.  Now we can add “slumlord” to his many titles.

824 N Carrollton Avenue

City-Owned Blight: 609 N Calhoun Street

Property Address:  609 N Calhoun Street, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

609 N Calhoun Street

City Owned Blight: 833 N Fremont Avenue

Property Address:  833 N Fremont Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

833 N Fremont Avenue

City-Owned Blight: 835 N Fremont Avenue

Property Address:  835 N Fremont Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Mayor and City Council, 417 E Fayette Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202

City Council District and Contact:  District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

835 N Fremont Avenue

1342 W Lafayette Avenue

Property Address:  1342 W Lafayette Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

Property Owner:  Joseph Cross, 1330 W Lafayette Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217

City Council District and Contact: District 9, “Pistol” Pete Welch

1342 W Lafayette Avenue