tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203218922011-04-21T23:09:27.619-04:00Look to save it now - for tomorrow.Neighborhood Preservation Collaborativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871544966378519215noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20321892.post-1136734720205627982006-01-08T10:30:00.000-05:002006-01-08T10:38:40.216-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/655/2032/1600/greystone0sa.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/655/2032/320/greystone0sa.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> It's very easy to allow buildings to stand and wait for someone else to work the magic of preservation. However, during that wait, buildings are entered and used for crime and a place for those less fortunate to have a place called home.<br /><br />These are the issues that create demolition by neglect. The neglect comes from the owners of these edifices that have either not worked on the structures, or at the very least, properly mothballed them to prevent such activity.<br /><br />Recognizing a possible breach in security of such structures is an important part of evaluations. Approaching the owners to discuss possible alternatives to neglect is the second step.<br /><br />However, when all else fails, citing the structures for court can most assuredly, put the responsibility back on the owner to preserve the structure from crime and blight, hence the first step in saving the building.<br /><br />If anyone sees such a structure, please make note of it here, as a comment to this post.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20321892-113673472020562798?l=npc-evaluate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neighborhood Preservation Collaborativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871544966378519215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20321892.post-1135901135319383962005-12-29T18:58:00.000-05:002005-12-29T19:05:35.333-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/655/2032/1600/greystone0sa.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/655/2032/320/greystone0sa.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> If anyone knows how to evaluate with a professional eye - it's Scot Fisher. In order to prevent demolition by neglect, it is essential to identify structural issues with our historic buildings as quickly as possible. In all of our Preservation Districts, the current inspection procedure is to wait for a citizen complaint based upon a simple visual inspection of the exterior of the building. By the time the building shows such obvious defects, the structural problems may be beyond repair.<br /><br />It is far easier to achieve code compliance the sooner any problems are addressed. This committee will take an active role to identify historically significant properties in need of repair, and then develop procedures to regularly inspect them so that any building code violations are discovered when they are far less expensive to remedy. This Committee will also establish a dialogue with each building owner and provide assistance, if necessary, to protect each building if it falls into disrepair. <br /><br />This committee will also team with the adaptive reuse committee to assist building owners in finding creative solutions for properties that can no longer be used as originally intended. With the early and immediate focus the Evaluations Committee will provide, we can eliminate the notion of demolition by neglect in our City.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20321892-113590113531938396?l=npc-evaluate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Neighborhood Preservation Collaborativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871544966378519215noreply@blogger.com0