Three Empty Houses ALMOST Burned Down on the 4th
Three early-20th-century houses stand empty on East 22nd Street in Central-Alameda. They’re fenced off and slated for demolition, but are in good enough repair to be moved elsewhere.
Curiously, there isn’t a record of the required notice to Councilman Curren Price (who is facing felony corruption charges, but we’ll get into that another time).
There isn’t a demolition permit application on file for 1559.
There IS a pending application for 1563, along with an application to build a 7-story project across seven lots. Well, that would explain the empty houses.
It’s the same story for 1567, and 1575 has far more permit detail (granted, 1575 has been an empty lot since at least 2008).
Anyway, the houses very nearly burned down two days ago when a trash fire reached 1559’s roof. LAFD knocked the fire down in 18 minutes, saving the structure - for now.
Moving these good and useful homes would clear the lots for the 7-story complex without wasting them. Why leave them to burn?
If you are the owner of these houses, PLEASE contact Omgivning. Somebody in Altadena would be thrilled and grateful to receive one.