Four years after the City of Albany condemned a house at 610 Sherman St. and then had it demolished, the still vacant lot has new owners and is being prepared for construction.
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Tags: 610 Sherman, code enforcement, David Furry, demolition, homeless, housing, real estate
Tags: 610 Sherman, code enforcement, David Furry, demolition, homeless, housing, real estate
Big city fine triggers story on old house
On Nov. 7 the Albany Landmarks Commission heard from an applicant that the city had fined him $301,000 for failing to get building permits for fixing up an old apartment house. The fine has been sharply reduced, but there’s a story here.
Tags: Albany Building Division, apartments, building permits, code compliance, code enforcement, Hackleman District, historic houses, housing, Landmarks Commission