MSD Property Demolitions Fall 2013
As part of the Lick Run project, 20 residential and commercial buildings in South Fairmount will be demolished this fall by the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD).
Queen City Avenue
1747 Queen City Avenue (single-family home)
1749 Queen City Avenue (commercial)
1751 Queen City Avenue (single-family home)
1767 Queen City Avenue (mixed use)
1769 Queen City Avenue (single-family home)
1777 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
1793 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
1797 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
1799 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
1801 Queen City Avenue (mixed use)
1803 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
1855 Queen City Avenue (commercial)
1893 Queen City Avenue (mixed use)
1913 Queen City Avenue (multi-family home)
2037 Queen City Avenue (single-family home)
Westwood Avenue
1763 Westwood Avenue (commercial)
1810 Westwood Avenue (multi-family)
1914 Westwood Avenue (multi-family) – being
demolished on behalf of MSD by Port Authority
1926 Westwood Avenue (multi-family)
Quebec Road
(between Queen City and Westwood Ave)
2345 Quebec Road (commercial)
The properties are located in the Lick Run corridor between Queen City and Westwood avenues from White Street to the Mill Creek. None are potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Asbestos abatement started in July, and demolition started in October. The project should be complete by the end of the year.
The demolition work is the first phase of several demolitions planned in South Fairmount as part of the Lick Run project, which was approved by the U.S. EPA in late May as part of MSD's Lower Mill Creek Partial Remedy.
The land will be used for an urban waterway, also known as a Valley Conveyance System (VCS), which will carry stormwater and natural drainage to the Mill Creek. Design of the VCS is anticipated to take three years, with construction estimated to begin in 2016.
The Lick Run project also includes 11 other projects (e.g., underground storm sewers and stream restoration) to bring stormwater and natural drainage to the urban waterway. Together, the projects will eliminate 624 million gallons of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) into the Mill Creek during a typical year.
MSD continues to evaluate how the Lick Run project may impact other buildings in South Fairmount that are potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. MSD will make efforts to mitigate impacts to the community and to the environment by salvaging reusable building materials and architectural details for resale to the community. MSD is also willing to work with property owners, other South Fairmount residents or community organizations to discuss further mitigation options.
For more information on the Lick Run project, please visit www.projectgroundwork.org/lickrun or contact MSD Engineering Customer Service at (513) 557-3594 or MSD.Communications@cincinnati-oh.gov.