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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 799 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST within fifteen (15) days after the February 18, 2026 City Council Public Hearing.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 799 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST is a nuisance building pursuant to Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.02 as 1) it is a vacant building as defined in §43.02; and 2) it has multiple housing code or building code violations or it has conditions constituting material endangerment as defined in §34.23, or it has a documented and confirmed history as a blighting influence in the community; and
WHEREAS, this property is legally described as follows, to wit: SYNDICATE NO. 1 ADDITION LOT 16 BLK 3; and
WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information on file or obtained by the Department of Safety and Inspections, the following are the owners, interested or responsible parties for the subject property as of November 10, 2025: Coaster Dreams Properties LLC, 712 Aurora Ave, Saint Paul MN 55104-4811; and Frogtown Neighborhood Association; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated November 10, 2025 advising them of the basis for the determination that the subject property was a nuisance, and that the nuisance building was to be repaired or razed and removed by December 10, 2025; and
WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or raze and remove the structures(s) located on the Subject Property by December 10, 2025; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on November 12, 2025 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by December 10, 2025, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on February 18, 2026, and the owner or his ...
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