*UPDATE CITY COUNCIL DENIED THE REQUEST TO DEMOLISH*
This property was denied demolition at the HCDRC level. They are now going to City Council to appeal. It will be heard Thursday Oct 31, 2007
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Why do they want to demolish?
To build a larger home.
The demo permit for this place starts with,
“DEMOLISH HURRICANE DAMAGED SINGLE TO GRADE AS PER OWNER’S REQUEST.”
The city’s damage estimate wizard shows the hurricane damage percentage for this house to be:
0%
In fact, almost every house on Henry Clay has a damage percentage of zero or just below 1%, including the entire 1500 block.
first, a picture of the wrong house, a beautiful yellow victorian, was placed on this website, marked with our address, and left for weeks as such. second, i don’t know where karen gadbois gets her info, but i, the owner, have never voiced a desire to build a larger house. in fact, we want to build a smaller one. i have spent the last 15 years of my life renovating an historic home in the lower garden district. third, we have never claimed that the home was damaged by any hurricane. i would very much like to know from where this misinformation is coming.
Case / Application / Permit Number 07BLD-07691
Type / Classification Permits
Residential
Single (One-Family Unit) / Demolition
Address 1560 HENRY CLAY
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
Parcel Number 615205111-0000
File Date 7/19/2007
Status Permit Issuance Pending
Status Date 7/19/2007
Valuation $0.00
Fees $160.00
Payments $0.00
Balance $160.00
Description DEMOLISH HURRICANE DAMAGED SINGLE TO GRADE AS PER OWNER’S REQUEST. A LICENSED PLUMBER MUST SECURE A SEPARATE PERMIT FROM THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD TO CAP OFF SEWER LINES AND REMOVE WATER METERS PRIOR TO DEMOLITION. ANY FURTHER USE SHALL REQUIRE A SEPARATE PERMIT. ALSO, REMOVAL OF 2-SEPARATE SHED STRUCTURES AS PER SKETCH.