An “emergency condemnation and demolition notice” has been issued for a 10-unit apartment building at 8 E. Eager St., across from the Maryland Club in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon historic district. “THE PUBLIC IS WARNED TO KEEP AWAY,” reads a bright yellow sign that was posted on the front of the building on Dec. 6 and signed by Building Official Brittney Davis. “By authority of Baltimore City Building, Fire and Related Codes…the structure and land at 8 E. Eager St. has been determined to be unsafe and dangerous for use and occupancy,” the notice states. “The Building Official for Baltimore City…has determined that the structure and land constitutes an emergency where life, health, safety and/or property is in immediate danger…This property may not be entered or used except by the written approval of the Building Official.” Signs such as these aren’t uncommon in less affluent sections of Baltimore, where many rowhouses are in poor shape. What makes this notice unusual is that it’s on one of the priciest and most elegant blocks of Mount Vernon, where homes have sold for $1 million or more. A four-story apartment building at 8 E. Eager St. in Mount Vernon has an “emergency condemnation and demolition” notice posted by its front door. Photo credit: Ed Gunts. The four-story building has a Rental Property License posted in its vestibule that was issued by the city for 10 dwelling units. It’s on the same block as the vacant lot at 4 E. Eager St., where another apartment building was condemned and taken down several years ago, after construction of the City House Charles office building made its foundation unstable. Unlike the building at 4 E. Eager St., the building at 8 E. Eager shows no hint of instability when viewed from the front. The biggest sign of possible instability is that bricks appear to be pulling away from the east side of the building above an arched window on the third floor. Lauren Schiszik, executive director of Baltimore’s Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, referred questions about the condemnation notice to Baltimore’s housing department. Tammy Hawley, Chief of Strategic Communications for the housing department, said in an email message that she is looking into it. According to state records, the building at 8 E. Eager St. is owned by CC 8 and 21 E Eager LLC, with an address of 1511 Eastern Ave. in Baltimore. The operator is Harbor Management Group. The assessed value of land and improvements was $780,600 as of July 1, 2025. Neighbors say the building is part of the real estate portfolio amassed by Brandon Chasen, a developer who has filed for U. S. Bankruptcy Court protection after running into financial problems.   Officials say that despite the ominous sign at the entrance, the building may not actually be headed for demolition, if the conditions that prompted the condemnation notice can be addressed and the building made safe again. For now, yellow “CAUTION” tape has been put up on the Lovegrove Alley side, below where the bricks are pulling away from the building, to warn passersby not to walk too close. ...read more read less