Blighted Property
The Office of Neighborhood Empowerment works with various city departments that grapple with abandoned, blighted, and vacant properties, both residential and commercial, that present a challenge to residential neighborhoods.
Ways to Address this Opportunity
Staff from the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment and the Neighborhood Codes Enforcement Office have developed a two-pronged neighborhood approach to blight remediation.
First Approach
The first, a short term approach, is detailed in our
Neighborhood Give Day Guide.
Second Approach
The second is a long term approach included in the
Long Term Neighborhood Blight Remediation Guide. This guide describes ways neighborhoods can be proactive to improve their neighborhood.
Report Blighted Property
To report a blighted property, call 311 first.
To follow up on a blighted property that does not seem to be improving, fill out the
Blighted Property Profile.