Over the past week, contractors for Shiloh Baptist Church have been taking boards off of the windows of the church's vacant buildings along Ninth Street and restoring the windows underneath. The retail bays of 1526 and 1528 Ninth Street have even been re-framed and -- it appears -- will receive new glass today. The historic buildings look a lot more handsome with their windows now letting in the light. Hopefully the church will continue its efforts by restoring any rotten mill work, giving the places new paint jobs and maybe even installing sconces and lighting to give the properties more of an appearance of upkeep and occupation.
I am only aware of one major redevelopment pending for a Shiloh property: that of 1531/1533 Ninth Street, Northwest (read about the plans for 1531/1533 Ninth Street here -- last time I checked, building permits are still awaiting approval). Accordingly, I posit that the work on the church's other properties along Ninth Street is just for the purpose of making things look better and for purposes of preventing further deterioration. Both are admiral purposes and are greatly appreciated by neighbors!
I am only aware of one major redevelopment pending for a Shiloh property: that of 1531/1533 Ninth Street, Northwest (read about the plans for 1531/1533 Ninth Street here -- last time I checked, building permits are still awaiting approval). Accordingly, I posit that the work on the church's other properties along Ninth Street is just for the purpose of making things look better and for purposes of preventing further deterioration. Both are admiral purposes and are greatly appreciated by neighbors!
Thanks, Shiloh, for making so many strides lately toward improving the appearance and safety of our neighborhood!
3 comments:
I assume they are doing this to take advantage of the abolition of the vacant property tax. If they can spruce up the fronts enough, they may be able to argue the properties aren't subject to the new "blighted" property tax, which replaced the vacant property tax.
Just walked by a few minutes ago and they were working on the windows...it IS a big improvement - wish they'd do it to all of their properties...
And oddly right next to the workers on ladders it appears there was a car accident of some kind w/ a very large car up on the sidewalk...must have just happened...doesn't appear anyone was hurt other than the metal around the tree box...weird accident though...
I agree with JB ... there have been too many cases of Shiloh promising development/sales of property for mee to trust that this is anything but a scheme to avoid the taxman. When I see the properties at 8th and Q (the diagonal corners) move, I'll believe there has been change at Shiloh. Hope to be proved wrong, but not holding my breath.
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