55. Waiting to be Conserved and Sold

The owner of 286 Sherman Avenue (4 L 54) in Sharon, PA has some 140+ houses of record on the Mercer County Tax Parcel Viewer. The house is not habitable. It is abandoned and blighted.

The owner resides at a pleasant country location with five other attractive properties adjacent to a small lake in a rural development NW of Mercer, PA. The attractive and commodious house is not adjacent to an abandoned and blighted property. Nor are there any abandoned and blighted proerties within 2000 feet of the owner's residence. The house is probably in the $200,000 to $250,000 range.

A neighbor adjacent to 286 Sherman shared that his property is likely worthless with the house beside him. He drove a truck for a large trucking company for 29 years before he retired. He is very frustrated with the house and its condition. He is frustrated and annoyed with the owner of the property.

The owner is up to date on real estate taxes and has  crew that reportedly is haphazard in mowing the lawn.

 The blighted condition of the house is most apparent from the alley. But a photograph made throught the front door window at the front porch clearly shows the gutted interior.

The knob and tube wiring has been stripped. The lathing and plaster is stripped and piled knee high on the floor. This is what the interior of an abandoned and blighted property. It harms the real estate values of all properties in Sharon, PA. It is a public nuisance that poses a risk to the health and welfare of persons living in the City of Sharon. It poses a risk for trespass, criminal conduct and is a fire risk. The neighbor believes that water pipes have been removed.

From the alley, well maintained houses are on either side of the abandoned and blighted house. The well maintained houses might have a modest value of $40,000 due to the extent of blighted properties in the City of Sharon, PA

Here is the well maintained streetscape to the north of the abandoned and blighted house.

This is deteriorated paint and rotted wood that shows decades of neglect.

This property is a candidate for a petition to conserve: Pennsylvania Abandoned and Blighted Conservatorship Act