“I still go back to Carter’s Grove Apartments as an example of restoration vs. teardown. They were the shame of Garden Oaks and a proven hazard to residents with over 240 municipal court violations resulting in a $100K fine for the owner. Take a drive around North Shepherd at 34th and see what restoration hath wrought with minimal disruption to the area and improvements on utility infrastructure as well as property values. If those ratholes can have a future life as pricey condos, anything is possible.” [Hellsing, commenting on Wilshire Village Fire Hazard Sale: Everyone and Everything Must Go!]
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I live on 30th & Shepherd. Carter’s Grove was looking really good after some fixup’s but nothing’s been happening lately. The neighborhood scuttle-butt is that the owners have again dropped the project and are focusing their money on other investments during the economic downturn. Does anyone else know what’s up?
Also, who knows what’s happening with the Krogrer/11th Street Center. The middle section has been demo’d.
It’s been posted that Kroger is expanding into the vacant spaces in that center and will be the largest nad best Kroger to date. WOOHOO!!!
Susan: I’m on 31st near Alba, and have been wondering the same thing. I was hoping Carter’s Grove would be bulldozed. but at least renovation was better than the rotting shells that sat for so long. Now … nada. What gives?