The removal of vacant, blighted, and abandoned properties is a core function of the city of Toledo’s beautification program, which directly impacts and improves the quality of life for our residents. Through demolition, vacant land can be repurposed and assembled for adjacent property owners to purchase, used as greenspace for the community, or considered for a new development project.
All demolitions listed are subject to change. Download a full list of the active and planned demolitions.
Housed in the division of Urban Beautification, the city of Toledo’s demolition program is driven by analytics including annual analysis of documented property maintenance concerns, response to criminal activity, and community input. Our residents are an integral part of the identification process. Requests for service are formally submitted with the city—through the customer intake portal known as Engage Toledo—from various community stakeholders and neighbors who identify issues with vacant, blighted, and abandoned properties in our neighborhoods.
Removing a structure through demolition requires the efforts of multiple city employees, city departments, and the logistics of restoring the entire site to an aesthetic which complies with the municipal code property standards. Owners of these vacant, blighted, and abandoned properties have legal protections against their property being designated a public nuisance, and the city must navigate through those processes if the property is truly a hazard to the health and safety of the general public. This work may take several months or years, with the understanding that each public nuisance demolition project is unique.
Through this process and program, we are working together to create a better, safer Toledo.