Both deteriorating places are on the radar of municipal officials.
Two victims due to the decline in the enrollment of Catholic schools in Hartford – St. Peter near the city and St. Augustine Barry Square – turned into signs of revitalization of hope in 2018. The same buyer was purchased by the same buyer.
Almost six years and two owners, university cities are still sitting down and worse, and the owner of both real estate is confronted with market closure, and apartment conversion plans have been aside.
St. The Peter School, along with its 157 old church, directed at the Main Street and the former monastery, is directed at the sale of market closing on August 2, shows the court’s records.
And St. Augustine School – closed in 2016, the last Catholic school closed in Hartford – soon the city could take over the closure of unpaid fines and property taxes. amounts to nearly $ 1 million. If you are lucky, the city hopes to find an apartment conversion to the Clifford Street property creator.
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The city boarded Windows trying to keep the invaders; Cut off the covered plants and stopped illegal discharge – after building where the property owner Shmmuel Aizenberg, the controversially valued apartment owner in the new Harene, according to the city, is not.
Hyacinth Yennie, Chairwoman of the Neighborhood Revitalization Group in the neighborhood revitalization area, said two St. Augustine owners started planning the apartment to convert, but they did not comply. The city’s Stop-Gap care efforts helped, Yennie said, but the neighborhood is frustrated because the dwelling is much needed.
“Meanwhile, as the inhabitants, we have to sit and observe the property that will only continue to collapse and become a drug shelter and a refuge of prostitution for everything you talk about about what is bad in our neighborhood,” said Yennie, a longtime neighborhood activist.
Michael D. Perez, director of the city Blight Remediatation, said that both school real estate objects were at least three years in the city radar because they were free and St. Augustine’s redevelopment is the top priority of the neighborhood.
“From the buildings they want to see in the renovated is the one they want earlier than later,” Perez said. “And yes, we understand it. Every time I see the mayor, he asks me, ‘So what’s the status of that property? “
Perez said the city could probably control St. Augustine next month or two.
Affinity for property
Three St. Peter’s ownership buildings – in front of Barnard Park and also known as South Green – are closed by a lender who funded Aizenberg’s purchase, New York’s Lending Assets LLC. According to court documents, lending assets claim that Aizenberg and property acquired a partnership to owe about $ 1 million. USD.
The lending assets had no direct comment, but Perez said the lender claimed to the city that he would take aggressive steps to eliminate and sell the property.
“Or they will try to buy and develop property themselves,” Perez said. “The lender indicated a connection with the property and the belief that the current lender, who is closed, could replace and develop the property.”
The city also covered a restraint of $ 60,000 as the lender showed that he wanted to go aggressively forward, Perez said.
Free Brownstone Church with a rapidly growing belfry – closed in 2017. – and Sheldon/Charter Oak Neighborhood School – albeit in better condition than St. Augustine, according to city officials, has, however, a challenge to the surrounding neighborhood. In the nearest area, it is a bit lucky to develop apartments on Park and main streets, and there is a constant effort to renew the use of Barnard Park.
Chris Mcardle, President of the CSS/CS CSS/con, said the drug trafficking South Green, after the police’s efforts, had significantly reduced. However, the upcoming vacancy of the Church, especially the Church itself, is likely to remain a factor in the future development of the district, Mcardle said.
“It’s a very big wealth and it is on a green color,” Mcardle said. “Obviously, the Church is a great concern.”
Perez said he thought there could be opportunities to reorganize the church, say, as a concert hall, with housing behind her former school.
“With a little creativity with that property, something can happen.” said Perez. “It depends on what ends and what vision they provide at the table.”
Kenneth M. Rozich, a new lawyer in Haven, representing Aizenberg and his partners St. Augustine and St. Peter’s toll, a call asking Kenneth M. Rozich.
Expanding to Hartford
Aizenberg, Director of Ocean Management in the New Haven, acquired St. Peter, including the Church and Monastery, and St. Augustine for $ 3.75 million USD 2021. The sale was accompanied by previous confirmations of the city to create apartments of both features.
Aizenberg 2021. Began to expand to Hartford, directing the rental real estate or those that could be turned into flats. Real estate was purchased in limited liability companies.
Aizenberg and Ocean Management already had hundreds of rent in the New Haven. However, Aizenberg has become controversial in the new Harene in recent years, according to a New Haven Independent statement when suspected violations of the Code have led him to a home court. These violations also caused protests and the formation of tenants in some Aizenberg buildings, The Independent said.
The Independent also reported that Aizenberg sold some of his New Haven apartment buildings.
Hartford Aizenberg 2021 Purchased two city center buildings, one in the Grand on Ann apartments, which Aizenberg sold last year.
The second building was a four-story building 275 asylum St.-long time Morze Business School and recently High School Inc. the program. Aizenberg also listed the property sold in the property, but the city records show that it still owns. At the time of purchase 2021 Aizenberg spokesman said it was planned to turn 275 asylum into apartments.
In addition to two 2021. Aizenberg purchased five apartment buildings on Huntington Street with 68 units in the same year. The property is also closed and the courts have appointed the recipient, based on court documents, a step, usually used to lead daily operations until it can be sold.
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