The City of San Antonio Building Standards Board voted unanimously April 10 to declare the structures at 2018 Lamar Street a public nuisance and ordered demolition of both the main and accessory buildings within 30 days.

City dangerous‑premises officer Christy Garza told the board the property was inspected by the city's Dangerous Assessment Response Team (DART) on Oct. 11, 2024, and presented photographic evidence of extensive damage, missing siding, broken and subsequently boarded windows, signs of water damage and vagrant occupancy. Garza said the property is in City Council District 2 and listed the violations under city code article 8, chapter 6, section 156. She noted the Office of Historic Preservation found the property ineligible for designation and said "staff recommends the property remain vacated with utilities disconnected" and "demolition to the main and accessory structures."

Board member George Grimes Jr. moved to find the property a public nuisance and to order demolition within 30 days; the motion specified that utilities remain off, the property remain vacant and that the structures be secured and cleared of debris. The motion was seconded and the board approved it by a vote of 8 to 0.

Garza told the board that the city performed an abatement in November 2024 at a reported cost of $2,405 to clean and secure the property. She said no scope of work, proof of finances, letters of credit or engineering reports had been provided and that no permits were on file for repairs as of the hearing. Board members asked staff about past abatements, whether utilities remained disconnected and whether neighbors or the owner had been contacted; Garza said the owner of record did not appear at the hearing and the city had not established current contact with any owner or interested party.

Neighbors and enforcement staff reported repeated vagrant activity at the address. Officer Mary Morales, East Side SAFE unit, told the board the city's safety officers and police visit the site frequently and had provided relocation resources when individuals were encountered during inspections. Morales said crews were still having to resecure the property after boards were removed and that the location drew calls for disturbances, welfare checks and other public‑safety incidents.

With the board's motion approved, staff will issue the demolition order and the family or any interested party retains the right to seek judicial review in civil district court within 30 days after the order is mailed, as the chair noted at the hearing.

Less urgent details: the DART inspection on Oct. 11, 2024, found multiple people occupying the building without electrical service and cited damaged roof systems, exposed rotted siding, cracked and sagging interior ceilings and missing facial boards. The board's action directs city staff to proceed with the demolition timeline and continued securing of the site.