‘The Wreckage of Decades’: The Fight to Fix Nearly 1K Vacant Properties in Albany
Industry Update
January 28, 2023
Source: timesunion.com
Outside a deserted house in the South End earlier this month, a city inspector photographed the utility shut-off notice and partially boarded up windows of the dilapidated structure. A mostly broken staircase clung to the back of the house, and the roof caved in on a nearby moss-covered shed. In the backyard, the door to a smaller structure was broken open revealing trashed furniture, pillaged cabinets and shredded ceilings.
Built in 1880, the brick home with stately trim is vacant and plunging into disrepair. Just up the street was another boarded up vacant home. Down the road, there were once another three vacant buildings, but they were demolished by the city in 2020 after they started to collapse.
The homes are among the approximately 974 vacant buildings in Albany, according to city records.
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