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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy
Nothing has changed, he's a demolition by neglect owner.
Speaking of demolition by neglect, The Peck building as far as i know is still an Scientology asset. I wonder if anything will ever happen with it?? With all the new residential in the area this building would be prime for that use!
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A little birdie at the city told me they are currently putting together the case to seize the St. Charles (shh). It takes a lot of work, pretty much need to put a full legal case together in advance as it will obviously end up in court. It's been especially tough with this one as Zaifman has technically complied with all the orders he's been served.
The demolition by neglect laws would need to be severely upgraded/enhanced for the city to be able to just seize a property at will. It's the same with expropriation rules for (re)development or infrastructure upgrades.
IMO – this is where the feds should step in and put some weight behind the "National Historic Site" tag. Because at this point, I don't have a hot clue what that designation even means.