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
He greatly exceeded the scope of his permit and coa
Quote from: sheclown on June 12, 2013, 08:36:02 AM
He greatly exceeded the scope of his permit and coa
In what manner?
Did not get permission to replace windows or siding.
Quote from: sheclown on June 12, 2013, 09:09:02 AM
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.
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.
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.
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.
http://www.youtube.com/v/K1uUuxmlLuY
(http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/sheclown2/70e39c83-cef4-49fc-848d-18bae9572e55.jpg) (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/sheclown2/media/70e39c83-cef4-49fc-848d-18bae9572e55.jpg.html)
what it looks like now.
Were there other windows along the first floor side? Boarded up? Can't tell from video. It seems unusual to only have two
they removed at least 2 maybe three windows on the first floor on the west side of the house.
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.
Yeah, that's pretty bad.
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?
I can not respond appropriately on a public forum. Among friends I shared several sentiments that offered a few "sailor" type words. I'll leave it at that.
What is next for this home? Here she sits, open to the elements. Does the owner continue with the project following the rules now? Or does the owner walk away and abandon the project? He has smugly desecrated a historic home out of ignorance, I most definitely want to be wrong, but I suspect the latter.
It looks like from the video that the owner does flips for a living its a company so they have cash. As long as the city does not fine them an arm and leg they will finish the project and sell to recoup there investment.
It's for sale. I hope this guy doesn't own more Springfield properties.
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This house was basically move in ready. Some upgrading maybe, but totally livable. I can't post what is going through my mind when I see the video at the link Chris posted, what the guy posted on You Tube, and the pictures of the house today. I don't use that kind of language publicly.
This is a flipper, or more likely wanna-be flipper ,that doesn't know the first thing about what he is doing.
Poor Springfield.
Thats horrible, just don't understand what he thought he was doing. Guys an idiot
Quote from: chris farley on June 12, 2013, 07:08:43 PM
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from their facebook page:
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The quote is hauntingly ironic.
In renovating historic properties, as in most artistic endeavors, "less is more" ought to be the guiding principle.
He needs to be kept out of all historic districts, and homes.
I don't think it is ignorance, but arrogance for this guy. sad thing is, he could make more money doing it correctly, than doing it the way he is.
It is a story repeated many times in Springfield.
Yet another example of someone who doesn't even bother to do enough research to determine the rules, breaks them, gets caught, and surely now will be bi*ching and moaning about the neighborhood. Meanwhile the house and everyone else suffers for his ignorance, and he's probably going to take a bath on the "investment."
There are so many places where he could have done whatever he wanted to a historic home. I may not agree with it, but he has that right. But not in the Historic district.
@1:19 his comment "I don't know what this is...plumbers quarters"...plumbers quarters????? it's a pantry you boob!