UPDATE 2/18/23: Upon further review, on this property it’s a $1 bid plus the $17,000 in back taxes. Mayor Nicholson stated, “It was brought to our attention that there was an error in the listing price for the property for sale at 73 Stuart Street. The property was erroneously listed at $1, when the minimum price set by vote of the City Council was $17,000- the amount owed to the City in back taxes from the previous owner.”
Completely Unsafe Junky Building For Sale in Gardner MA – Why You Should Buy It!
If you buy this “mansion”, (a former factory) you have to tear it down and build your dream structure. The City of Gardner got it through the tax title process and is accepting what they call “Request for Proposal” (RFP) through a Realtor with a minimum bid of one dollar. Here’s a link to the City’s on-call Realtor, Pelletier Properties, CLICK HERE.
Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson posted, “Last year, Councilor George Tyros and I proposed an ordinance that was unanimously approved by the City Council that gave our City Departments the tools they need to go after problem properties and turn blight into promise. Utilizing those tools, the City was able to expedite taking ownership of this property through the tax title court process. The City is now selling the property for demolition and redevelopment.”
The City of Gardner is making a proactive effort to get rid of blighted buildings by selling them in a way to get the properties back on the tax rolls for the benefit of all Chair City citizens.
UPDATE 2-12-23: Other properties available now include a Single Family Home at 478 Chestnut Street for $48,000 (amount owed in back taxes), a property shown in our previous article at the corner of Parker and Nichols Street for $1 and the following properties available starting Wednesday February 15, 2023: 75 East Broadway (Prospect St School) – $100,000 —-14 Leamy St – vacant land from an old factory that the Gardner Redevelopment Authority (“GRA”) utilized Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funding to demolish —- 177 West St – vacant land where the City tore down the former Cosentino Finishing Factory. $20,000. Be sure to contact the City’s on -call Realtor, Pelletier Properties to get in the first offers on these deals.