EyeSore Of The Week: 525 S Hayford Ave., Lansing

525 S Hayford Ave., Lansing

This 800 square-foot home between Marcus and Elizabeth streets, a block and a half south of Kalamazoo Avenue, has been red-tagged by the city since 2019. The owner, Clear Sky’s Property Solutions & Development LLC, of Greenville, bought it from Esteban Perez in 2023 after it had been unoccupied and red-tagged for two years. Ingham County Treasurer Alan Fox said Clear Sky’s owes $13,761 for 2022 and 2023 taxes, plus another $5,600 that is due to the city before March 1. “They’ve been good about keeping out of foreclosure,” he said. Fox added that there is no building permit for the property on the city website. The home, built in 1936, has an assessed value of $60,000 (which doesn’t take into account its current condition). Efforts to reach the owners for comment were unsuccessful.

STEVE UNDERWOOD

“Eyesore of the Week” is our weekly look at some of the seedier properties in Lansing. It rotates with Public Art, by Bill Castanier. Have a suggestion? Email eye@lansingcitypulse.com  or call in a nomination at 517-999-5061.