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Tag: Demolitions
One, two. Hmmm. What’s missing from this report?
COMMENT OF THE DAY: LOTS CLEARED BY UNFORCED ERROR “In my neighborhood there is one empty lot where a developer purchased a really lovely old home, deemed it a “teardown,†and THEN found out that deed restrictions prohibited subdividing the [really] large lot. . . . On the other hand, if the potential buyers of the land in my neighborhood had done their due diligence at the beginning (when the estate was being probated the buyers were lining up, it was nuts), perhaps the old ranch house would have been renovated, or a new single home would have gone up, appropriate for the neighborhood. Now the land is empty save the old citrus trees and tumbled down brick wall at the egdes of the yard. And the owners get to pay property taxes based on their inflated valuation of the land, and keep it mowed, too. Maybe the present day lending restraints will prohibit such magical thinking by developers in our old neighborhoods. Meanwhile there are plenty of undeveloped lots laying around because the original plan didn’t quite work out the way the buyer intended.” [Karen, commenting on A Sunset Heights Lot Size Turf War]
Louie Welch, come to dust in Bordersville. And a few more casualties:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Ready for a fresh start? You’ll be able to find one at any of these sites:
All they are is dust on the lot:
Man, yesterday was a long day. This is all we could scrape, together:
Equipment demonstrations will take place at these locations around town:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Welcome to another terrific week of destruction here on Swamplot! So much to share with you:
Here we go again, with that knock-down thing around town. It’s the latest.
Stop your tides at Houston, it loves you so much! Whenever you might look, you will find nowhere like Houston!
The latest to go down:
COMMENT OF THE DAY: SALVAGE ARMY COLLECTIONS, DOOR TO DOOR “It would be great if there was an organization to address this need. I’ve done some drive bys of the listed demos and seen everything from old clothing, furniture, fixtures, windows, cabinets, doors, everything get piled up and thrown into the roll-offs. Historic Houston and Habitat Re-Store seem to let the opportunities come to them rather than seek them out. Is there a way to get the word out to the masses that there is a way to reduce the waste and that salvage is an option?” [mstark, commenting on Demolition Strip Search]
Today’s excitement: A little Metro cleanup action along the rail line. Plus these:
DEMOLITION STRIP SEARCH A reader writes in with a question: “Hi. I recently stumbled upon your website and noticed that you list homes scheduled to be demoed. Is it ok to go to these properties and remove things such as light fixtures, flooring, etc.? Is there a protocol to going about getting permission to do so? Thanks for any info you might be able to provide.” [Swamplot inbox]