Riverside Heights Civic Association & Crime Watch

I am the property owner of the 2 houses on N. Blvd. and Ohio that everyone seems to be chatting about. I have lived in the neighborhood my entire life and will always live in this neighborhood. This is home to me, but I have learned that it is impossible to make a Home on a busy arterial road. N. Blvd. has been blighted for years and the only structures that are well kept and appealling on this road are the professional offices. My only intention for purchasing these properties were to rehab them and convert one of them to my office for my legal service business and sell one to another professional that could operate his or her small practice out of. These types of offices generate very little traffic due to scheduled appointments and employees are gone by 5:00. They provide much needed lighting along N. Blvd. and enhance the overall appearance. I take a lot of pride in my neighborhood and just want to see it reach its full potential, as evidenced by the extensive remodeling i have done to fix what was an extremely blighted structure. For some reason, nobody seems to mention that in there dialogue. These structures along N. Blvd. have been blighted for long enough and will continue to be if something isn't done. There is no interest from anyone when it comes to purchasing these structures as a home. I had only one individual that was interested in renting the house at 3602 N. Blvd. to live in. Unfortunately, it was learned that he was a convicted sexual predator and that was the last thing I want in our neighborhood,so I turned him away. I think a professional person with a professional office would make a much better neighbor.These structures have been blighted for long enough and will continue to be as long as they are residences. They will continue to be rentals and no money will ever be invested in them by the owners because they would never see a return. Professionals such as attorneys,doctors & cpa's have the financial backing to rehab these homes and convert them to small, low density offices and continue to maintain them. I never intended to make so called ''enemies'' with anyone and really don't think of anyone as an enemy. I am just trying to do what i feel would be a vast improvement for the entire neighborhood. This whole re-zoning process was new to me, and I apologize if some feel that I didn't take all of the proper steps. I am not a developer or investor that is looking to turn a profit, I'm just a lifelong resident of the neighborhood that would like to see an improvement to this blighted corridor that is the entrance to our neighborhood. So please, stop thinking of me as your enemy(because i'm not) and try to think of me and treat me as your neighbor. P.S. As soon as I heard there were problems w/ the realtors signs I called the realtor and asked that she remove them.

Really Chris?

Chris:
It is such a relief to know that you want to use the properties for an ?“office for my legal service business and sell one to another professional that could operate his or her small practice out of''.

Then why does the one property look like it is being used for a boat dry dock, for machine stowage and as used car lot?

We are not your ''enemies'', but your current use of the property makes you appear as part of the problem, not part of the solution.

current use is a residence

This property is currently being used as a residence. There are tenants in the house that have a right to keep their boat and have as many visitors as they want.We are not in a deed restricted community. No unregistered cars are for sale, so i don't get the used car lot. I cannot mandate the amount of cars that the tenants have in the lot (although i wish i could) or what they are trying to sell. Residents do have rights, and sometimes this is what comes w/ rentals. That is why low density professional offices would help fix the blight along N. Blvd. All cars would be behind a privacy fence.Furthermore, it is my intention to rehab that property, as i did mine, and run my small business out of it as soon as mine is sold. Unfortunately, there is no interest in any properties along N. Blvd. as residences, which is why they will continue to be blighted rentals under such current zoning. i encourage you to take a look at the home that was recently renovated at the corner of Virginia and N. Blvd. This is a business owner who has converted this once blighted home into a beautiful office. This is what the entire corridor could look like, unless you enjoy the way it looks now. So i guess the job i did on my house that i am currently living in is part of the problem too. These projects take a ton of time and alot of money, especially when you are doing them yourself.

A pig sty

You are very correct it is not a deed restricted community. BUT RESPONSIBLE LANDLORDS DO PUT RESTRICTIONS IN LEASE AGREEMENTS! The property is a pig sty.