By Eric Curl
Updated Aug. 24, 2023 – The Savannah City Council approved the transfer of 19 vacant city properties to the Galvan Foundation in January, as part of the New York-based nonprofit’s plans to acquire city properties and build mixed-income housing in Cuyler-Brownville. In addition, Galvan acquired a fire damaged historic home at 2205 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the Historic Savannah Foundation, along with an adjacent vacant lot. Then on Aug. 24, the city announced it was teaming up with Galvan to purchase the Kiah House property, located at 505 W. 36th St., from the Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) and restore it as a cultural and civic institution. Following the Kiah House agreement, Galvan purchased the former home of the late civil rights icon, W.W. Law at 710 W. Victory St. While not part of the city partnership, the home is also located in Cuyler Brownville. This database and map is meant as a tool to track the status of the properties.
Properties to be developed
0 west 36th St. (between 608 and 612 W. 36th St.)
PIN: 20066 41006
Year acquired by city: 2005
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501 West 37th St.
PIN: 20073 10007
Year acquired by city: 2004
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0 West 37th St. (NW corner of 37th & Harden, 2 lots west of 709 W. 37th St.)
PIN: 20073 06001
Year acquired by city: 2004 ($40,000)
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0 West 37th St. (In between 709 W. 37th and above property)
PIN: 20073 06002
Year acquired by city: 2004 ($40,000)
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709 West 37th St.
PIN: 20073 06003
Year acquired by city: 2004 ($40,000)
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703 West 37th St. (photo)
PIN: 20073 06004
Year acquired by city: 2006
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811 West 37th St.
PIN: 20073 03001
Year acquired by city: 2006
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631 West 39th St.
PIN: 20073 16005
Year acquired by city: 2005
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923 West 40th St. *house on property in 2001
PIN: 20073 23003
Year acquired by city: 2005
Transferred to LBA in Jan. 2023
Approved for sale for $30,000 by LBA in April 2023, as reported.
Plan: Galvan to rehab vacant home, add a rear addition and sell for $258,000, as reported.
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603 West 42nd St.
PIN: 20073 41015
Year acquired by city: 2005
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2106 Harden St.
PIN: 20073 06025
Year acquired by city: 2004
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2104 Bulloch St.
PIN: 20073 03018
Year acquired by city: 2004
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2110 Bulloch St.
PIN: 20073 03016
Year acquired by city: 2009 ($32,500)
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2114 Bulloch St.
PIN: 20073 03019
Year acquired by city: 2009 ($32,500)
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2409 Bulloch St.
PIN: 20073 23013
Year acquired by city: 2005
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0 Florance St. (In between 2015 Florance & 2009 Florance)
PIN: 20066 46005
Year acquired by city: 2004
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712 Lavinia St.
PIN: 20066 21006
Year acquired by city: 2005
Transferred to LBA in Jan. 2023
Approved for sale for $15,000 by LBA in April 2023
Plan: Galvan to build single-family home on vacant lot, sell for $209,000, as reported.
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714 Lavinia St.
PIN: 20066 21007
Year acquired by city: 2004
Transferred to LBA in Jan. 2023
Approved for sale for $15,000 by LBA in April 2023
Plan: Galvan to build single-family home on vacant lot, sell for $209,000, as reported.
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718 Lavinia St.
PIN: 20066 21008
Year acquired by city: 2004
Transferred to LBA in Jan. 2023
Approved for sale for $15,000 by LBA in April 2023
Plan: Galvan to build single-family home on vacant lot, sell for $209,000, as reported.
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2205 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (photo)
PIN: 20073 09011
Acquired along with 2207 MLK from Historic Savannah Foundation in October 2022 for $100,000, as reported.
Plan: Renovate fire-damaged structure that has sat vacant for more than two decades. A covenant requires that the future apartments not have a rent that exceeds the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development published fair market rents for Chatham County and that the affordable units must not have a household income that exceeds 120% of Area Median Income, as reported.
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2207 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
PIN: 20073 09012
Acquired along with 2205 MLK from Historic Savannah Foundation in October 2022 for $100,000, as reported.
Approved for sale for $15,000 by LBA in April 2023, as reported.
Plan: Construction of a two-story duplex and carraige house, resembling neighboring historic structure being renovated at 2205 MLK, as reported.
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505 W. 36th St. (Kiah House)
PIN: 20066 48011
Acquired by the Historic Savannah Foundation in April 2022.
On Aug. 24, the city announced it was teaming up with Galvan to purchase the property, which has been vacant and deteriorating following the death of artist and educator Virginia Jackson Kiah in 2001 (Read past coverage).
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710 W. Victory St. (WW Law House)
PIN: 20073 40015
Acquired by Galvan in October 2023 for $235,000. Galvan’s Vice President, Dan Kent, did not respond to a request for comment about what the organization’s plans are for the property. (Read past coverage).
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