Commission affirms prior emergency demolition at 122 North Seventeenth

The Unsafe Building Commission reviewed the emergency demolition that had already been completed at 122 North Seventeenth Street and affirmed the prior emergency action. Staff recapped that the property had been occupied by a trespasser who started a fire, prompting emergency removal. Staff presented before-and-after photos showing the lot cleared after the emergency demolition and asked the commission to affirm the enforcement authority’s prior emergency action. The commission affirmed the prior emergency demolition; no owner testimony was recorded at the hearing and staff said after-photos were not available earlier due to asbestos reporting and required waiting periods.