Daily Dose of Blairmont 135

• 2832 Dayton Street (Dodier Investors LLC, October 2006, $62,500)

May 2008

This poor house bounced between four different owners before landing in Blairmont's uncaring hands. Despite all the changing ownership, and despite Blairmont's inclusion on the list, it seems to be in good condition.

In April, a condemnation was served, and the City boarded the building up.

Links:

• 2832 Dayton at the city's Geo St Louis database
  
• Aerial view from Maps.Live.com
  
• More on Blairmont:
  Built St. Louis || Ecology of Absence || What Can I Do?

Daily Dose of Blairmont 92

• 2808 Dayton Street (N & G Ventures LLC, November 2005, $55,000)

May 2008

It only takes a small chink to bring down a dam. One break, one foot in the door, can unleash a flood of devastation. It's a tactic that Paul McKee knows only too well.



Blairmont bought this building from an owner-occupant in 2005 (said owner turned a tidy profit compared to his purchase price of $4,000.) What happens, then, to the occupied buildings next door? One is owned by a non-resident; the other is a JVL Renaissance property. Have they benefited from having a vacant building next door for three years?

Links:

• 2808 Dayton at the city's Geo St Louis database
  
• Aerial view from Maps.Live.com
  
• More on Blairmont:
  Built St. Louis || Ecology of Absence || What Can I Do?