At its September meeting the Revere Board of Health voted to condemn the vacant property at 230 Harris Street, citing long‑running housing and safety violations and an absent property owner.

The vote followed presentations from Michael Wells, the city’s health agent and director of inspectional services, and Anthony Bronco, outside counsel for inspectional services, who described inspections, a signed remediation plan that was not implemented and related court actions. “This condemnation request didn't happen overnight,” Bronco told the board, summarizing years of inspections, fining and a remediation plan he said the owner did not follow. Wells said the property was vacant at the time of the second city inspection in February 2024.

Board members said the structure presented health and safety hazards that supported condemnation. Board Chair Drew Bunker said the building posed “serious health risks” if occupied and voted for condemnation; Board Member Kathleen Savage agreed that the property was not safe “health wise.” The board recorded two affirmative votes to condemn the house.

The board heard a timeline of city enforcement: an initial inspection report in October 2022, transfer of the case to the Safe Housing Task Force in February 2024, a remediation plan signed by the owner in March 2025 with a suggested April 10 permit deadline, and only one limited plumbing permit application received in June 2025. Bronco told the board that the June permit covered a kitchen element and was “simply [not] to cover the scope of work” needed to make the building safe. An August 2025 inspection found some apparent removal of visible mold, but Bronco said no permits or inspections followed that work.

Wells and Bronco also described additional enforcement steps already taken: the city obtained an administrative search warrant to reenter the property, a receivership case was filed in Chelsea District Court in February 2024, and in August 2025 the court issued an order restricting the owner’s access to the property and requiring written consent from the board of health for the owner to return. Bronco asked the board to issue a formal condemnation to streamline enforcement.

Board members noted the owner's absence from the meeting. No permit history indicating completion of required licensed repairs was presented to the board. The board’s condemnation vote was recorded without a named motioner or seconder in the meeting transcript; Deputy clerk and other staff were present but did not cast votes.

The board said it hoped the property could be remediated and returned to safe use, but concluded condemnation was necessary to proceed with enforcement and protect public health.