1325 Laura -- demolition hearing at HPC

sheclown · May 27, 2011, 07:51:47 AM

The doctor's contractor showed drawings which shows his "vision" for this corner. It includes restoration of some of the houses and new construction where this current house now sits.

Actually one of the commissioners did the drawing and that is why he couldn't vote at the last meeting.

ChriswUfGator · May 27, 2011, 07:53:05 AM

Quote from: sheclown on May 27, 2011, 07:51:47 AM
The HPC is fully aware of this.

He showed drawings (which one of the commissioners was hired to do) which shows his "vision" for this corner. It includes restoration of some of the houses and new construction where this current house now sits.

The 'vision' may have changed with the economy. I'd be worried about apartments or some other large structure on the combined lots. Certainly seems suspicious, with all of them in a row like that, and coming down one by one.

Springfield Chicken · May 27, 2011, 08:56:53 AM

I doubt he could get the zoning changed to anything other than the single family plat that exists now. It's easier to zone down in density than up and in the middle of that area it would be hard to justify a need to do it, especially with the number of vacancies in multi-family properties.
That having been said, he did go to the trouble of having his "vision" drawn up and I believe he honestly wants to do it, even though it makes no economic sense whatsoever, and he has no timetable for it.

Debbie Thompson · May 27, 2011, 12:49:10 PM

Chicken, I think that was his "vision" all along. He just recently paid to have a drawing done of it.

He's completely out of touch with reality, and has been all along. He put that yellow one on the market at $725,000 several years ago, at the top of the market, at a time when $600,000 was the most paid for a house in Springfield. And that was Faye's house on Boulevard directly facing Klutho Park...a much nicer house, and a much nicer location.

Springfield Chicken · May 27, 2011, 01:01:15 PM

If that is his true vision then he's dipping into the ether he uses on his patients!

movedsouth · May 27, 2011, 05:01:14 PM

well, maybe he thinks like his patients, the house will get better faster if he does nothing

urbaknight · May 31, 2011, 12:10:49 PM

I hope he's not secretly planning to build a stripmall.

sheclown · June 18, 2011, 07:51:11 AM

The fifth time this has come before the Historic Planning Commission for demolition in five months.

Five times the neighborhood has spoken to save this structure, in the last five months.

Emails have been sent, phone calls have been made.

And yet, here we are, once again before commissioners whose task it is to save homes, begging to stop the bulldozer.

June 22nd, once agan.

sheclown · June 20, 2011, 05:25:05 PM

a picture from before

(thanks Blanchards!)

sheclown · June 20, 2011, 05:31:29 PM

wonder where all the trim went?

iloveionia · June 22, 2011, 04:36:56 PM

DENIED.
That's right.
Denied.

hooplady · June 22, 2011, 04:40:13 PM

WAHOOO!!!!!!!!!

ChriswUfGator · June 22, 2011, 04:45:34 PM

Quote from: iloveionia on June 22, 2011, 04:36:56 PM
DENIED.
That's right.
Denied.

Great outcome.

iloveionia · June 22, 2011, 07:30:26 PM

The commission was kick ass today. I am very appreciative of their denial.

Ralph W · June 22, 2011, 08:48:45 PM

I wonder if there could be an ordinance that required photos be taken when ever a property in a historic district changes hands and those be made part of the Clerk of Court records.

This would present evidence against those who would attempt demolition by virtue of neglect or willful damages.

Teeth in the ordinance would require a structure be restored to an original state, based on those photos.