Last winter, Mayor FitzGerald initiated a housing initiative to encourage investment in our neighborhoods and to strengthen our housing code enforcement efforts city wide.
After being cited, most properties come into compliance quickly. (In fact, you can report violations you see here) In some rare but visible instances, properties have fallen into such neglect that they cannot be reasonably repaired. Recently, the City of Lakewood has acquired these properties and demolished them.
Even though these properties were declared a public nuisance, they still may harbor some of the characteristics and assets that make Lakewood homes great. That’s why before demolition, the City partners with the Lakewood Historical Society to remove the valuable and significant materials that remain inside otherwise dilapidated properties.
In a recent weekend, 11 volunteers from the Lakewood Historical Society put in a combined 52 hours of salvage work.
Items removed include leaded and colored glass windows, interior doors and drawers, cabinet and door hardware, stair handrails, woodwork, trim pieces and other items. The historical society plans to hold an architectural salvage sale sometime during 2010. We’ll make sure to share the time, date, and some of the materials in this space soon.
After being cited, most properties come into compliance quickly. (In fact, you can report violations you see here) In some rare but visible instances, properties have fallen into such neglect that they cannot be reasonably repaired. Recently, the City of Lakewood has acquired these properties and demolished them.
Even though these properties were declared a public nuisance, they still may harbor some of the characteristics and assets that make Lakewood homes great. That’s why before demolition, the City partners with the Lakewood Historical Society to remove the valuable and significant materials that remain inside otherwise dilapidated properties.
In a recent weekend, 11 volunteers from the Lakewood Historical Society put in a combined 52 hours of salvage work.
Items removed include leaded and colored glass windows, interior doors and drawers, cabinet and door hardware, stair handrails, woodwork, trim pieces and other items. The historical society plans to hold an architectural salvage sale sometime during 2010. We’ll make sure to share the time, date, and some of the materials in this space soon.
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