Bostwick Building To Be Demolished?

[sheclown]

This building is on tonight's HPC agenda.  Today would be a great day to email your support.


McEachin, Joel
MCEACHIN@coj.net

[Debbie Thompson]

Email on it's way to Joel.  Who's next?

[aubureck]

Demolition was denied

[ben says]

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-09-25/story/jacksonville-council-reduces-clerk-courts-budget-over-bonuses

[ben says]

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/09/26/permit-to-demolish-bostwick-building.html

[coredumped]

The correct times-union article is here:
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-09-26/story/demolition-request-denied-jacksonvilles-jaguar-building

This is good news since it's such a prime location, I would hate to see a parking lot every time I come over the bridge.

[Timkin]

I have to say, I am stunned, but pleased to hear this. I thought for sure this one would go with no landmark designation in place.   

I hope this is a sign of things to come for the future of our remaining historic buildings.


Where there is a will there is always a way.

[I-10east]

Hopefully the owner will be exonerated from the red tape fines sooner than later, esp if it's in the city's best interest to preserve the building.

[thelakelander]

I can't feel sorry for this owner.  It's essentially their fault the building is in the condition it's in.  This is a textbook case of demolition by neglect.

[strider]

It is interesting reading the comments over at Jacksonville.com.  Most have the traditional, it's my building, I'll do what I want with it stance.  All well and good, except that what happens to your building effects your neighbors. And in the case of a Historical building, the entire city. 

Yes, the owners of this building had an opportunity to do the right thing long ago and fix a roof issue.  They did not and now we have a badly deteriorated building.  MCCD could have helped this building and therefore the city as a whole by fixing the roof long ago, but they did not and so we have a badly deteriorated building.  Both the owner's neglect and the bad polices of MCCD are to blame here.

Until the public and the city recognizes that hindering people with fines and harassment hurts us all will things get better.  Only by recognizing that it is not the owner of a neglected building we are helping, it is the city as a whole, will things change. 

The actions being taken now for the Bostwich, though perhaps a bit late in happening, are certainly a great first step in the changes needed to how the city thinks about it's important building stock.

[sheclown]

Hooray!!!

[fsujax]

Great news. Now we have to work on City Council.

[Tacachale]

"Interesting" is not the word I'd use to describe any comments on Jacksonville.com.

I can't feel sorry for this owner.  It's essentially their fault the building is in the condition it's in.  This is a textbook case of demolition by neglect.

Me neither, but Strider is right, if Code was trying to get them to repair the building by fining them, it clearly didn't work. It just made them want to finish the job their neglect started.

At any rate, this was a good decision, and hopefully a positive result will follow. Even if the entire inside has to be replaced, there's still plenty that can be done with those walls.

[thelakelander]

I agree.

[Timkin]

I can't feel sorry for this owner.  It's essentially their fault the building is in the condition it's in.  This is a textbook case of demolition by neglect.

This Building, School Four , many others.   Demolition by neglect posterchildren