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Syracuse Attempts Positive Change with Local Property Syracuse Attempts to Positive Change with 800 S. Wilbur Ave Property

By Jillian Andrews

Kim Markinson:
I installed cameras around the house because I was starting to get nervous about you know people coming in when I’m not home

Jillian Andrews:
And Markinson isn’t the only Tipp Hill resident Taking extra precautions.

Jessica Willey:
My car actually got stolen a few years ago, from my driveway.

Jillian Andrews:
It’s clear Tipp Hill residents have a crime and break-in issue in the community.
Residents are excited that the city has taken initiative and they are ready for change.

Kim Markinson:
I think it’s definitely helped but it would be really great to actually see it flourish into something positive.

Jillian Andrews:
Selling this property to a developer won’t only make the surrounding community safer, it will also bring revenue to the city of Syracuse, in the form of taxes.

Eric Ennis:
For one, foreclosing on the property. It’s been an eyesore for a number of years. Those were taxes that were owed to the city tax payers, and so we feel that we could put the building back into productive use if we were able to take ownership and kind of control its destiny, if you will.

Jillian Andrews:
Eric Ennis is the director of business development for the city of Syracuse. Ennis says Syracuse is continually working to deter crime in the area, specifically at this location.

Eric Ennis:
We’re posting signs that say no trespassing. These are things that just weren’t on the property before.

Jillian Andrews:
The city has made it very clear that they want people to stay off of this property. It’s still early in the process, but Ennis is excited to see what proposals for the property come
through.

Eric Ennis:
At this point all options are still on the table and we’re still having active conversations about what it could be developed as.

Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News) – An abandoned property in Syracuse has been attracting crime to the area. The property at 800 S. Wilbur Ave., was taken over by the city in August.

The surrounding area includes the popular Tipp Hill community.  Residents said they have to keep a close watch on their cars and homes because break-ins are common.

“My car actually got stolen a few years ago, from my driveway,” said Jessica Willey, a Tipp Hill resident.

Another Tipp Hill resident, Kim Markinson is also on the watch.

“I installed cameras around the house because I was starting to get nervous about, you know, people coming in when I’m not home,” Markinson said.

Residents are happy that 800 S. Wilbur Ave. is getting attention from the city, they think it will make the area safer.

“It would be really great to actually see it flourish into something positive,” Markinson said.

Eric Ennis, director of business development, said the city has worked diligently to make the property safer for the surrounding community.

“We’re posting signs that say no trespassing. These are things that just weren’t on the property before,” Ennis said.

The city plans to work with a broker to redevelop the property. The deadline for brokers to submit proposals for the property is this Thursday.

“At this points all options are still on the table and we’re still having active conversations about what it could be developed as,” Ennis said.

 

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