Photo of the Day: Demolition Delight

The improvements in the Trolley District neighborhood continue. I drove by our rehab project on Quincy Avenue today and found that the city had purchased and demolished a bedsore in the neighborhood.

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At first glance it would seem sad to demolish such a cute home. The house was certainly very cute on the exterior. In fact, about a year and a half ago, I had placed it under contract for a client hoping to rehab the property. Unfortunately, once we viewed the interior, it became obvious that the home was going to require at least $50,000 in repairs. Sagging floors, bad scabbed-over wall surfaces, chopped up duplexed floorplan, no woodwork, ect. plagued the interior. Also, the home was a way station for drugs and nefarious types and the interior definitely showed signs of being "improved" by folks of that ilk.

This demolition compliments the improvements being made in the Trolley District. The 25th block of Quincy is really coming along. Follow the link to see the re-development work being done.