JNS Blog says: The following information, in its entirety, was turned over to me by a member of the North Minneapolis neighborhood revitalization movement, credible and known to me but here anonymous. My role in its publication consists primarily of copying and pasting.
And, OK, also I changed some single quote marks to proper double quote marks. It makes me crazy when people use single quote marks where double quote marks belong. (End of remarks by JNS blog)
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As a little "where are they now?" this will go to show that slumlords tend to keep properties within the family.
Notorious landlord Steven Meldahl is going through a very complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy right now, and the judge made a joke at...
...the end of one of the hearings about how the bankruptcy situation sounded like Allan Butler, another North Minneapolis landlord.
...the end of one of the hearings about how the bankruptcy situation sounded like Allan Butler, another North Minneapolis landlord.
Allan and Donna Butler currently own 21 properties in North Minneapolis, along with their companies AB Properties and DVB Properties:
2615 36TH AVE N
Daquan Davonte Phelps lived here, convictions for domestic abuse/violating an order for protection (2012), the same again (2012), fleeing police (2012), and again, violating an order for protection (2013).
3427 IRVING AVE N
Denzel Christopher Meeks lived here. He was convicted of felony assault with a dangerous weapon and later a prohibited person in possession of a firearm in 2011. He was shot in the leg during some shootings downtown
3435 QUEEN AVE N
Derrick Courtez Jerome Fuel lived here, convictions for trespassing (2008), disorderly conduct (2009), domestic assault (2010), felony sale of narcotics (2011), felony possession of narcotics (2011), and disorderly conduct (2011).
3223 THOMAS AVE N
Antoinette Crystal Adams AKA Latriece Antoinette Rozelle lived here, convictions for theft (2009), false name to officer. (2009), theft (2010), theft (2011), theft again (2011), theft AGAIN (2011), false name to officer (2012), and false name to officer again (2013). One of the criminal proceedings actually had to list out the defendant as: Rozelle, Latriece Antoinette Also Known As ADAMS, ANTIONETTE CRYSTAL Also Known As ADAMS, ANTOINETTE CRYSTAL Also Known As ADAMS, ANTOINETTE LANEICE Also Known As ROZELL, LATRIECE ANTOINETE Also Known As ROZELLE, LONDON YVONNE Also Known As SHINE, CHALICE NICOLE. Yikes.
3442 RUSSELL AVE N
Amanda Marie Butcher lived here, convictions for minor possession (2002), disorderly conduct (2005), disorderly conduct again (2006), domestic assault plea'd down to disorderly conduct (2007), DWI (2008), and disorderly conduct (2010). And then, in 2012, this JNS blog post covers her conduct in detail: http://
3555 JAMES AVE N
Andre Lamont Wilson lived here. He has convictions for motor vehicle theft (2003), receiving stolen property and prohibited person in posession of a firearm (2004), assault on a school official (2004), first degree burglary and endangering a child (2005), domestic assault (2010), trespassing (2010), felony assault (2011), and felony narcotics possession (2013). When he was arrested in May 2013, he reported his address as being 3555 James Ave N, but records show a foster family was licensed at the house as of July 2013. let's hope Andre's not living there still.
3610 COLFAX AVE N
William Donnell Alexander lived here. He was convicted for gross misdemeanor forgery in 2011, and then he was arrested for check forgery in 2012. And oh look, a post from last week on JNS showing he also lived at *the* 1611 Hillside: http://
3643 BRYANT AVE N
Jeremiah Jermaine Thomas lived here. This, uh, gentleman has convictions for receiving/possessing stolen property (2009), driving without a valid license (2009), felony theft (2011), felony burglarly of an OCCUPIED DWELLING (2011) where he apparently picked up the aliases "Huff Melvontae" and "Wylie Dion Frank", assault (2011), and felony aggrivated 1st degree robbery (2012).
4011 COLFAX AVE N
Bobby Frank Brookins lived here in 2012; convictions for traffic violations (2007), DWI (2008), obstructing legal process and domestic assault (2009), and disorderly conduct (2013).
4136 GIRARD AVE N
Tasha Marie Nelson lived here, and she went from driving after revocation (2000), right on up to THREE narcotics convictions (2007), and then she was arrested for theft in November 2013.
4355 LOGAN AVE N
Reginald Charles Wright, Correll Juoquin Wright, and Stacey Bruce Evans, all lived here at one point. Reginald's criminal history has 21 items, including trespassing, theft, assault, narcotics, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, falsely using another's name, more assault, burglary, a bunch of driving after cancellation charges, counterfeit checks, forgery, more theft, motor vehicle theft, and burglary. What a winner. Correll's history includes disorderly conduct, illegal gambling, trespassing, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, brawling, disorderly conduct, some DWIs. ANd, Stacey's history is impressive, too: theft, cocaine, assault, disorderly conduct, violating an OFP, more assault, and issuance of a worthless check.
2951 KNOX AVE N
3212 IRVING AVE N
3228 THOMAS AVE N
3746 RUSSELL AVE N
3237 SHERIDAN AVE N
3543 PENN AVE N
3545 RUSSELL AVE N
4018 SHERIDAN AVE N
4519 COLFAX AVE N
4639 DUPONT AVE N
Those are the properties they own now. However, in their bankruptcy proceedings, they had a lot more properties. These are the new owners of some of these properties, which you'll recognize as being other notoriously suspect property owners:
3431 Emerson Ave N - Equitron Holdings LLC
3531 4th St N - Equitron Holdings LLC / EMC Investments LLC
3455 4th St N - EMC Investments LLC
3510 6th Ave N - EMC Investments LLC
3511 Dupont Ave N - EMC Investments LLC
3846 Colfax Ave N - Equitron Holdings LLC
4539 Aldrich Ave N - EMC Investments LLC
3618 Queen Ave N - Assertive MPLS Properties II
3735 Girard Ave N - Assertive MPLS Properties II
3807 Aldrich Ave N - PMA Properties LLC
So back to Steven Meldahl, why exactly does his situation look so familiar to this judge? Well, as stated in the bankruptcy proceeding, he owns 85 rental properties in Hennepin County, the "lion's share" being in North Minneapolis as one attorney put it. He also has four properties in Florida, one being a vacation home and the rest being rentals.
So, here's a complete list of Meldahl's current North Minneapolis holdings, all 73 of them. Don't worry, there's a video tour: https://www.youtube.com/
1415 14TH AVE N
317 23RD AVE N
425 24TH AVE N
1411 24TH AVE N
2417 24TH AVE N
1118 24TH AVE N
1711 25TH AVE N
1223 26TH AVE N
1110 27TH AVE N
2219 29TH AVE N
916 30TH AVE N
323 30TH AVE N
321 31ST AVE N
3725 6TH ST N
3345 6TH ST N
3701 6TH ST N
4411 ALDRICH AVE N
2319 ALDRICH AVE N
2315 ALDRICH AVE N
3743 BRYANT AVE N
3015 COLFAX AVE N
2946 COLFAX AVE N
2955 COLFAX AVE N
3019 COLFAX AVE N
2942 DUPONT AVE N
3906 EMERSON AVE N
2819 FREMONT AVE N
3723 FREMONT AVE N
2711 FREMONT AVE N
2500 HUMBOLDT AVE N
2322 IRVING AVE N
4220 IRVING AVE N
2610 IRVING AVE N
2622 IRVING AVE N
2411 IRVING AVE N
2306 JAMES AVE N
3455 JAMES AVE N
3451 JAMES AVE N
2807 KNOX AVE N
2623 KNOX AVE N
3215 KNOX AVE N
1000 LOGAN AVE N
3103 LOGAN AVE N
2414 LOGAN AVE N
3313 LYNDALE AVE N
1523 MORGAN AVE N
3507 MORGAN AVE N
723 NEWTON AVE N
819 NEWTON AVE N
3111 NEWTON AVE N
810 NEWTON AVE N
2910 NEWTON AVE N
2811 NEWTON AVE N
1410 NEWTON AVE N
2623 OLIVER AVE N
2923 OLIVER AVE N
2931 OLIVER AVE N
2926 OLIVER AVE N
3446 OLIVER AVE N
3335 OLIVER AVE N
3611 QUEEN AVE N
2735 QUEEN AVE N
2900 QUEEN AVE N
1714 QUEEN AVE N
2958 RUSSELL AVE N
3115 THOMAS AVE N
1518 THOMAS AVE N
1715 THOMAS AVE N
3210 UPTON AVE N
3111 UPTON AVE N
3019 UPTON AVE N
1425 UPTON AVE N
1646 WASHBURN AVE N
Yawn!
ReplyDeleteNo one should be allowed to own that many properties that were intended to be single family homes, or is this the Middle Ages? Shall we also wear sackcloth and collect interesting pieces of dung for entertainment? At least in the days of serfdom people recognized gluttony and sloth as deadly sins instead of the typical or desired traits of up-and-coming slumlords and/or investors.
ReplyDeleteHard to feel bad for this sucker after he has made such a awful financial impact on the neighbors around him.
ReplyDeleteHow many good honest homesteaders were forced into foreclosure because people like him drove down property values?
I worry that the bankruptcy proceedings will allow this scum to get off scot free so he can continue to victimize our community.
ReplyDeleteCredit for this blog post goes to Camden Canary, who is now a new guest blogger.
ReplyDeleteI live across the street from his 2 houses on 34th and James (3451 and 3455) These house are totally kept up and he has had the same tenants in them for as long as I have lived here (11 years), so I have nothing bad to say about him! Now the house at 3447 James N is another story - it is the major problem (bad tenants)on our block and is owned by some guy that has the Ugly House franchise. You should get after that slumlord!
ReplyDeleteWhats the latest on this bankruptcy?
ReplyDeleteIs Meldahl turning his life around yet? Fresh start and wipe the slate clean, maybe jam it to some creditors?
I will have to ask the Camden Canary to follow up and tell us more.
ReplyDeleteregarding the comment the thought of not allowing anyone own a lot of property, maybe the city shouldn't own all the property it owns and doesn't keep up as well?
ReplyDeletenot allowing property ownership is dark ages thinking
instead of whining and doing nothing, why not buy a property or two and rent it to good people? if you cant, you are obviously not responsible enough with your life decisions to do so.
regarding addresses reported, anyone can claim an address anywhere, alleging a repeated criminal honestly reports where he lives is as laughable as saying he won't commit another crime
Meldahl is a thief liar and crook, I worked as a subcontractor once and that was too much. His M.O. ? Pretend . He pretends to be something he is not, namely reputable. Like all bullies he loves to dish it out but can't take any pushback except to lie and blame others. Another well off white slumlord living far away from his properties, letting them rot, thn acting like a victim.
ReplyDeleteSteve Meldahl User Abuser low life. Do not live in or do any work with this guy, he's a crook.
If you have any documentation of what you're saying and want to tell a longer, more detailed version of that story, email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteWhoever said the house on 3451 James has had the same people living their is wrong.............. you must work for the slum lord.. Basement leaks, roof leaks, fan in the dinning room smokes when you turn it on...... Please check you facts...
I've been totally traumatized by this slumlord. Prior to moving into his property I had a great rental history. No I'm fighting a UD, I was hospitalized for the first time in my life for over a week, during this time I was served with a writ to recover property he sold the month prior. Mind you my rent was paid, and to top it off the crook stole 1,200$ dollars from me the day after the sheriff's removed me from my home. Now I'm homeless with a UD and a prayer. Mold, lead, window's nailed shut, the list goes on. Please pray for me and my family.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the 2cent cheerleader probably does work for the crook. I wish I'd read this blog prior to renting from this crook. Lived in my prior residence 5yrs, prior to that one 4yrs then I encounter this fn slumlord, wtf.....
ReplyDeleteIf you are sincere and this stuff is true, I would suggest you tell your story to the Jordan Area Community Council (JACC) and its Chair, Jeff Skrenes, in particular.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if they can do ANYTHING, but they're the ones working hard on these issues. I've also heard of free legal clinics helping folks in your situation. You might want to seek out one of those. Again, I think JACC would have a list.
RENTAL DENSITY LIMITS
ReplyDeleteYou can use Google Maps to plot all of these addresses out and then take a screen shot to post. Makes it easier to see.
ReplyDeleteI rented for a year from Steve Meldahl-SJM Properties in south Mpls. He never fixed anything or returned phone calls. I completely cleaned the entire house-including renting a professional carpet cleaning machine-and he tried to send me a bill for cleaning along with taking the entire rental deposit (over $1000.00). I took him to court and won. He then reopened the file with the courts, and won, due to the fact that I had opened the case against him, Steve, and not the rental property management group name-SJM Properties, that the lease was with. SJM are his initials but this did not matter. It was ridiculous and frustrating as he seemed to have a friendship with the judge.
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