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D.C. vacant-property owner to pay $1.8 million for tax evasion, AG says

The long-vacant property at 1000 C St. NE has been viewed as a nuisance to the surrounding community

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April 9, 2024 at 11:42 a.m. EDT
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson stands in front of the building at 1000 C St. NE in D.C. in 2021. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)
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The owner of a vacant property near D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood who falsely claimed it was occupied for more than a decade must pay $1.8 million in back taxes, interest and other penalties, Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) announced Tuesday.

Last week’s judgment in D.C. Superior Court followed a 2022 lawsuit from then-Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) against George Papageorge, who owns the property at 1000 C St. NE through the company 10th and C Street Associates. The red-brick building is somewhat notorious for being an eyesore and frequent source of neighborhood complaints.