Another Vacant Building is On Fire
I couldn’t tell you why an elegant three-story building on New Hampshire Avenue is vacant. It’s not an Ellis Act property, and there aren’t any recent permit applications on file with ZIMAS.
I do know that New Hampshire Avenue has a reputation for homelessness. And I’m sure I don’t need to tell my readers that empty buildings tend to catch on fire (especially when they’re not secured well enough). Sure enough, this one has.
As of this writing, the top floor is, according to Citizen, “engulfed in flames”. If you live nearby, you may have trouble getting home tonight due to streets being blocked off.
Code complaints for the property began to pile up last April. And still - one more fire.
No one deserves this.
The El Patio Apartments, opened in Dec 1925. Individually furnished, complete in every detail.
New Hampshire and what?