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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 887 CHARLES AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the May 1, 2024, City Council Public Hearing. (Refer to May 28, 2024 Legislative Hearing)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 887 CHARLES AVENUE 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: VAN DOREN ADDITION TO,ST. PAUL LOT 5 BLK 2; 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 January 8, 2024: Runbeck & Sons LLC, 6307 St Croix Trail N, Oak Park Heights MN 55082-6932; Runbeck and Sons LLC, 887 Charles Ave, St Paul MN 55104-2612; MortgageIT, 33 Maiden Lane 6th Floor, New York NY 10038; MERS, PO Box 2026, Flint MI 48501-2026; and Frogtown Neighborhood Association; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated January 8, 2024 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 February 7, 2024; 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 February 7, 2024; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on January 9, 2024 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, th...
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