closed #205726
Unsafe Buildings
515 W 6th ST
- Case Date:
- 9/16/2025
Major building construction with no permit displayed . Construction materials in yard.
Major building construction with no permit displayed . Construction materials in yard.
I took this iPhone photo Friday night, as discreetly as I could, before it got completely dark. I count six vehicles on the grass in the backyard. If you zoom in, you can see the bent metal (above the burgundy car) where the back roof has partially collapsed. There is also a large tree growing through the left side of the collapsed roof (not pictured). This house is uninhabitable. Several neighbors, myself included, believe there is no running water since one of the tenants urinates on the lawn. I’m shocked that the roof hasn’t completely caved in. Someone is going to get hurt if this isn’t addressed and fixed.
Landlord does not keep retaining wall or vegetation off of sidewalk, making passage difficult for wheelchairs and baby strollers.
The stairs on the adams street side are in disrepair. One is missing. The stairs go up from adams to the alley behind this address
Street light hanging by electrical wire, may fall and hit someone in the head
there's been a fire in this house and now it's not boarded up
The owners of this residence are continuing to let this building fall into disrepair and are possibly pursuing a "demolition through neglect". There has been substantial improvement to this structure since I moved within view of this building in March of 2013. This has led to the building becoming a public safety hazard for both the Near Westside and Prospect Hill neighborhoods.
Can the mayor or risk management or the lawyers or human resources please explain what safety policies are? Who is in charge of the virus response? A coworker in another department told me yesterday that city workers are to wear masks now if around others, but our director isn't and coworkers aren't. We all are supposed to have cloth masks aren't we? Everything is super unclear or not followed. Who is even supposed to be at work? And definitely most folks walking around aren't masked it doesn't sound like. Can a mass email go out? Or an online meeting or something?
Building has broken windows in back, door easily pushed in in back, attractive to homeless
Property next door, appears abandoned, door open, becoming an issue with the homeless and wild animals.