David Furry, 60, says he’s now homeless after the city of Albany demolished his house at 610 Sherman St. S.E. on Monday. After watching this for a bit, I have some questions about the process that led to the demolition being ordered and carried out.
Another house closed as unsafe
Written April 16th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
One of my regular bike routes takes me around the corner of First and Columbus in east Albany. This week a house there had been boarded up “by order of the Albany Police Department,” according to the stencils on the plywood sheets covering the windows. Kristopher Schendel, the code compliance officer in the police department, […]
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Tags: Albany code enforcement, Albany housing, boarded-up houses, dangerous buildings
Tags: Albany code enforcement, Albany housing, boarded-up houses, dangerous buildings
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Demolition: A question about Albany’s code
As reported at the time, a city contractor tore down David Furry’s 891-square-foot house at 610 Sherman St. on Jan. 27. Since then I’ve tried to find out more about it, and I still have a question.
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