How to kill a house: 320 East 6th Street

[sheclown]

http://www.youtube.com/v/AHoxD9IG8UI?version=3&hl=en_US

After removing all of the windows, 100 percent of the siding, and the plaster, there is a stop work order on this house. 

It will also be the subject at the next Historic Planning Commission. 

The windows and the mantles are smashed up in the dumpster and beyond salvage.

Demolition by renovation = demolition by neglect

[sheclown]

He greatly exceeded the scope of his permit and coa

[MEGATRON]

He greatly exceeded the scope of his permit and coa

In what manner? 

[sheclown]

Did not get permission to replace windows or siding.   

[MEGATRON]

Did not get permission to replace windows or siding.

Serious question and I am not trying to rile things up, but just get an answer: if he had asked permission, would you have agreed?  Note, I agree that he should obtain the COA before doing so.

[sheclown]

He can do what he wishes with the inside. Changing out windows and removing all of the siding without proving it needs to be done (via the COA process) is a terrible thing to do to this house.   And not only is he changing the windows but also the size and location 

Personally,  I hate to see plaster walls gutted and all of the architectural elements stripped out by someone trying to "improve" the house. And I really dislike promoting this type of renovation in a historic district on YouTube no less.

[strider]

You can not even work on the old windows without getting a COA.  It is rare that all the siding needs replaced. In my experience, the main reason anyone has done it was to hide the fact they changed the size or location of windows and doors. In this case, he not only changed the size of and eliminated windows, he changed the style of the siding. What he was doing to the inside is important to show that this owner has no respect for a house in a historic district. Nor does he have any knowledge as to how to work on one.  He also has no clue what people normally look for when looking  for a house in a historic district or perhaps he would have not busted up the expensive mantles.  He may very well become the poster child of how not to do it and this house will at least help prevent others from doing it this badly.

[Jumpinjack]

We had a neighborhood investor, remodeling and then flipping houses. He specialized in putting in the cheaply made but magazine-pretty looking interiors; ripping out the plaster and lathe for wallboard, ripping up the heart pine floors and putting in bamboo, removing the pocket doors. Eventually he gave up trying to get approval for aluminum siding on the house. When he started on a tear down of the rusticated concrete block wall across the front yard, we finally complained. Now that wall is one of the few historic remaining on our street and the current owners are proud of the way it looks.

[sheclown]

what it was before:

http://www.youtube.com/v/K1uUuxmlLuY

save the houses

[sheclown]

what it looks like now.

[Jumpinjack]

Were there other windows along the first floor side? Boarded up? Can't tell from video. It seems unusual to only have two

[strider]

they removed at least 2 maybe three windows on the first floor on the west side of the house.

[Springfielder]

The last time I looked at this house, back in November, nothing was boarded, didn't require any, as all the glass was intact and the front/back doors were in place and locked. It's an absolute disgrace what this guy has done to the house. There may have been some slats on the outside that needed replacing, but overall, absolutely not.

[MEGATRON]

Yeah, that's pretty bad.

[Dog Walker]

Is this guy local or did he come from out of town recently?  How could anyone who has done any work inside one of our historic districts be so ignorant of the process and what is allowed or not?