How Long Should a Demolition Take?

We received a copy of a letter from a disgruntled neighbor who lives on Fayette Road. He is complaining about a partially demolished home at 62 Franklin Road that he claims has been in this state for a month.

He said, “This picture is not of a damaged house from Iowa or Mississippi caused by a tornado. It is a house being demolished at the corner of Franklin Road and Crossway and has been sitting like this for a month." Either the owner of the property has abandoned the project or gone bust.”

He said he has tried to contact the Building Department and can’t get through. He suggested, “Why don’t you issue a hefty daily fine ($10,000 a day) and force the owner to act.”

We made some inquiries and were told that plans for a new house on the property had been approved and the builder would move forward shortly.

A 6,740 square foot new house on the property is currently listed for $3,995,000. You can see it here.