Baltimore City · 21202

1227 E PRESTON ST

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Total assessment: $253,333
Land use: Residential (R)
Year built: 1900
Last sale: Oct 1, 2024

Assessment

Owner	HOWARD, TAYLORE
Land use	Residential (R)
Total assessment	$253,333 (cycle 2026)
Last sale	Oct 1, 2024 — $308,000
Year built	1900
Zoning	R-8
Vacant	—

Permits

Type	Description	Cost	Issued
USE2024	USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING.	—	Apr 19, 2024
COM2024	AA CONV: Full Description Loaded as Comment	—	Apr 11, 2024
COM2024	REINSTATE ORIGINAL PERMIT.(ORIGINAL PERMIT:COM2023-76025:INSTALL (1) 48000 BTU AIR-CON SYSTEM, HEAT PUMP, (5) 50 CFM EXHAUST SYSTEMS , (1) # ELECTRIC WATER HEATER, (15) # PLUMBING FIXTURES, (1) # SANITARY CONNECTION (RECONSTRUCTION0, (1) # WATER SERVICE PIPE (RECONSTRUCTION) AS PER CODE.) Original Permit Description:(COM2023-76025) INSTALL (1) 48000 BTU AIR-CON SYSTEM, HEAT PUMP, (5) 50 CFM EXHAUST SYSTEMS , (1) # ELECTRIC WATER HEATER, (15) # PLUMBING FIXTURES, (1) # SANITARY CONNECTION (RECONSTRUCTION0, (1) # WATER SERVICE PIPE (RECONSTRUCTION) AS PER CODE.	—	Apr 4, 2024
COM2023	INSTALL (1) # WATER SERVICE PIPE ( 1-2 FAM. RES.) AS PER CODE.	$5,000	Aug 16, 2023
COM2023	INSTALL (1) 48000 BTU AIR-CON SYSTEM, HEAT PUMP, (5) 50 CFM EXHAUST SYSTEMS , (1) # ELECTRIC WATER HEATER, (15) # PLUMBING FIXTURES, (1) # SANITARY CONNECTION (RECONSTRUCTION0, (1) # WATER SERVICE PIPE (RECONSTRUCTION) AS PER CODE.	$9,000	Aug 10, 2023
COM2023	INSTALL (28) # BRANCH CIRCUITS/FEEDERS , (1) 200 AMPS ELECTRIC SERVICE UP TO 600V (#AMPS) AS PER CODE.	$2,000	Aug 10, 2023
COM2023	INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE: INTERIOR (CATEGORY III) DEMOLITION: DEMO EXISTING STUD WALLS, DRYWALL, SUBFLOOR, FLOORING AND REMOVAL OF ALL ASSOCIATED DEBRIS, NEW FRAMING, DRYWALL, TRIM, INSULATION R-21 WALLS, R-49 CEILINGS, SUB FLOOR, FLOOR JOISTS 2X12 AND 2X10 WHERE AS NEED IT STAIRS (TREAD: 9'' MIN, RISE: 8 1/4''MAX AND WIDTH 36''MIN) WITH NEW BEAMS, 10 INTERIOR DOORS, REPLACE ROOF RAFTERS, BUILD A 15'X11' 3RD FLOOR DECK, REPLACE EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS IN THE SAME SIZE AND LOCATION, MAKE A NEW WATER PROOF SISTEM AND REPLACING 300SF OF TEH EXISTING SLAB AND REPAIR THE EXISTING EXTERIOR WALL ON REAR OF THE HOUSE WITH THE SAME MATERIAL (BRICK AND CONCRETE AND REINFORCED THE PARTITION WALL. ALL WORK WILL BE DONE ACCORDING TO BALTIMORE CITY CODE AND PER SUBMITTED PLANS (ALL HABITABLE AREAS WILL MAINTAIN MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHT OF 7'. ALL HALLWAYS WILL MAINTAIN MINIMUM WIDTH OF 36'', ALL BEDROOMS WILL MAINTAIN MINIMUM 70 SFT FOR ONE OCCUPANT OR 50 SFT PER OCCUPANT, ALL BATHROOMS WILL MAINTAIN ENOUGH CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR CLEARANCE OF PLUMBING. AS PER PLANS AND AS PER CODE.************** AS PER THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING: REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS IN OLIVER URBAN RENEWAL PLAN PAGE 40 ''ALL WINDOWS MUST BE TIGHT FITTING AND HAVE SASHES OF PROPER SIZE AND DESIGN FOR THEIR HISTORIC CONTEXT. SASHES WITH ROTTEN WOOD, BROKEN JOINTS, OR BROKEN OR LOOSE MULLIONS OR MUNTINS SHALL BE REPLACED. • REPLACEMENT WINDOWS MUST USE THE ENTIRE EXISTING OPENING. WOOD IS PREFERRED AS REPLACEMENT MATERIAL, VINYL IS ACCEPTABLE. • SELECTING CORRECT REPLACEMENT WINDOWS IS KEY TO MAINTAINING THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REPLACEMENT WINDOWS SHOULD MATCH THE HISTORIC WINDOWS THEY ARE REPLACING, IN PATTERN, MULLION AND FRAME SIZE. • EXISTING MASONRY OPENINGS MAY NOT BE ENLARGED EXCEPT TO ACCOMMODATE CONTEMPORARY DOOR DIMENSIONS. IF NECESSARY TO ENLARGE AN OPENING, THE ENTIRE MASONRY OPENING, DOOR AND TRANSOMS MUST BE ENLARGED. THE OPENING MUST BE CUT CLEANLY AND FINISHED AS APPROPRIATE. • WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING SHALL NOT BE FILLED OR BOARDED. • ENCLOSURES OR SECURITY GRILLES AND SCREENS SHOULD BE AS INCONSPICUOUS AS POSSIBLE AND COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE FAÇADE. SOLID OR PERFORATED METAL SECURITY DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED. • DORMER WINDOWS ON ROOFS SLOPING TOWARD THE STREET SHALL BE RETAINED AND REPAIRED OR REPLACED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER TO PRESERVE THEIR ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. • SPECIAL WINDOWS, SUCH AS BAYS, BOXES AND DORMERS, SHOULD BE REFURBISHED WHEN POSSIBLE, AND WHEN NECESSARY REPLACED WITH QUALITY FACSIMILES. • HISTORIC WOOD FRONT DOORS MAY BE REPLACED WITH STEEL DOORS, BUT MUST HARMONIZE WITH THE HISTORIC CONTEXT. BOTH WOOD AND METAL DOORS SHOULD HAVE A PANELIZED APPEARANCE. GLAZING IS ENCOURAGED.''	$65	Jul 14, 2023
COM2023	CLEAN THE PROPERTY SMALL DEMOLITION IS REQUIRED NO STRUCTURAL WALLS WILL BE REMOVE THE IS ALREADY DEMO WE NEED TO REMOVE THE GARBAGE ITS EXISTED ON THE HOUSE TO REQUEST THE BUILDING PERMIT ACCORDING TO BALTIMORE CITY CODE	$1,000	Mar 7, 2023

Violations

Kind	Category	Status	Fine	Balance	Date
citation	13 5-4	O	$1,000	$2,000	Oct 1, 2025

Inspections

No inspections on record.

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Data freshness: city-311: 2026-07-12; city-ecb-citations: 2026-07-12; city-housing-inspections: 2026-07-12; city-permits: 2026-07-12; city-real-property: 2026-07-12; city-vbn: 2026-07-12; county-permits: 2026-07-12; sdat-properties: 2026-07-12;

Official sources: Maryland SDAT, Baltimore City permits.