A crew working on the building at 722 S. 49th St. on Friday afternoon.
Part of an abandoned residential building at the corner of 49th and Florence collapsed this morning. No injuries were reported when the rear of 722 S. 49th Street caved in.
City Paper‘s Ryan Briggs reports that neighbors have been warning city officials about the building. The city declared the building “imminently dangerous” in September and ordered its demolition.
The building’s lengthy list of violations is available here.
The long-abandoned building has a lengthy list of code violations and was slated for demolition. It’s unclear why it was still standing. (Photos by Mike Lyons/West Philly Local)
February 20th, 2014 at 8:48 am
This building was an eyesore for years. The city should be ashamed of themselves for allowing buildings like this to endanger the lives of citizens. In addition, because of ‘red tape’ buildings like this can’t be sold, even when there are developers with cash in hand looking for a new project!