I’ve renovated many an old house and lived in an 1847 Antabelum. I can guarantee you there were stashed treasures in nooks and crannies around the home.
Owner felt it was in good enoigh shape to be rezoned for a bed& breakfast but when she couldn't get the city to rezone a private house in a residential neighborhood to become a B&B it suddenly was in too bad a condition to salvage & had to be torn down. OK, so it was a big FU to the city for not bending to her will.
Owner felt it was in good enough shape to be rezoned for a bed & breakfast in 2016. 8 years ago. She was going to put money into it to fix it up to make it a B&B but the city denied it. Without the investment income, it's silly to spend the money on it. So for 8 years it's been rained in, flooding due to Hurricane Ian in 2022, and just neglect. It wasn't "suddenly". The people who bought it thought the same thing and tore it down instead of rebuilding it.
She sold it and two days later is was demolished in a hurry. Shady developer vibes across the board. Expect a gaudy four-plex or McMansion to go up soon.
@@janofb having owned homes that were both old and neglected- 1st home was a very beat & neglected former rental - it isn't that hard or expensive to put on a complete roof to protect your investment. Probably right about the McMansion though. My service territory included Newport Beach Peninsula & there are very few original homes left, mostly 2/3 story McMansions squeezed on small lots with not enough parking.
Money, you mean the likely outrageous sum it would probably cost to fix it up. Money the owner doesn'thave? Her money, her property. Don't like it? Put up your money.
If the new home to be built follows the pattern of everywhere else in Florida, it will be an inappropriate addition to this historic neighborhood and probably somehow built to fill the entire lot.
1:26 Oh! So quite obviously 🙄 she did it in spite. Of buying in a residential zone, wanting to make it POOF commercial in a historical residential neighborhood? She needs taken to the cleaners. Criminal.
You said it, "A new home will be built." Some people see only Dollar signs. On the other hand, some times old houses are just old, and unless someone is willing to step up to save them, they will be gone. Houses like this should have a special zoning to trigger a greace period with public notice of intent to demolish, giving opportunity for entities to save them. But like all zoning regulations, someone will abuse it.......
That’s where you are wrong 😑 Kreskin. She didn’t purchase and destroy property in a commercially zoned historical area. There’s absolutely no way she was unaware. All cities have codes and zoned areas for this very reason. This was clearly stated by her realtor, disclosed by previous owner. She’s a pitiful excuse for a person.
Some developers offered a huge amount of money. It's stood there thru several hurricanes, but now a strong wind could bring it down. Wish this woman could be banned from ever owning a historical place again The owner is a disgrace
That’s a damn shame. Even if the house was that bad the interior trimmings and furnishings should’ve been salvaged; you’re not going to find 1880’s quality and materials much longer. I can see how the homeowner could get spooked into doing a hasty demo though, enough people telling her the place could topple in a storm and it is hurricane season in Florida after all. I know I’d be a nervous wreck if I couldn’t convince a roofer to at least start stabilizing it.
the only way she got spooked is that she knew that if she didn't move fast she'd have to deal with all kinds of resistance from people who want a say but don't have any of their own money at stake, like that preservationist lady. A guy did the same thing in a NYC borough. Got a demolition permit late Friday, heavy machinery moved in on the weekend, by Monday a 19th century mansion was a pile of rubble.
It does matter if your property value is affected by the house being knocked down. Maybe there are people that have moved into the area due to part of the charm of the house in the neighborhood?
If this lady was so concerned about this house all along then why hadn't you petitioned the city a long time ago to make it a historical building? I can't imagine buying a property and then having to deal with Karens who assert their opinions into what other people are doing. Bringing the media into something they had no business reporting on. I feel for the owner. #NoPricacy with Karens around!
You should not have sole rights to whatever with your property. Zoning exists for a reason. You live in a libertarian vacuum, that doesn't exist in the living world.
None of this story makes sense… new owner wanted to use as an Inn implying willing/able to renovate. Then commercial use denied, demo… and do under expedited process so no historical review. Either bad reporting or (my guess) city poorly run. Much like my town which rails about historically &/or architecturally significant structures after demolition.
Oh please this was a historic building the media had every right to report on it. Without the media reporting these kinds of things people can get away with almost anything. The media was doing it's job. They presented a balanced report that gave EVERYONE in this matter a chance to express their opinion. I give an A+ for their reporting.
Leave it to an old lady who don't know a damn thing about a historic house. She should be fined 200,000.00 or more for her stupidity. Apparently no demo permits was filed. My mother was the same way. I bought a '65 mustang after graduating back in '87 for $1500.00. It was in damn good shape. Mom had a fit asking "what you going to do with that old piece of junk? " she said I got ripped off. Just 6 months ago I had a guy offer me 20,000.00 for it. I declined and it's not for sale.
Watch the video. She had a demo permit and provided it to the buyer who chose to tear it down. She didn't tear it down. While the video says "tearing down the house was part of the deal" that means the buyer told her they wanted to tear it down and that's why they wanted to demo permit. Once the new owner has the property, whatever deal they made about saving it or tearing it down is irrelevant. Buyers tell sellers they won't change a thing on a house, then gut it once they own it.
It's amazing that we live in a world where other people can tell the owner of this house what they can and cannot do with their own property. While some may have loved the historic value of the house, the owner wanted to do something else it. Time to move on.
I don't know about Florida specifically, but both federal preservation rules and the various state preservation rules through much of New England and the Midatlantic regions allow the property owner to do whatever they please with the property they own, regardless of age or historical significance and regardless if it has managed to make its way onto any sort of national or state historic registry. While most owners respect the rules and properties, every once in awhile, there is someone willing to just bulldoze a historic site because the place is actually a money pit.
People complaining about an old house being torn down that apparently was in very poor condition. But, those same people had no skin in the game. Typical.
I wonder why the roofer couldn't fix the roof. Even if the structure is insufficient, they can usually add or replace lumber. Must have been a financial constraint.
That lady can do what the hell she wants with her house! That house is not community property! It belongs to her! Worry about your house if you own one!
Others question that?? Supporter of historic preservaion?? In other word, people who just want to tell OTHERS what they should do with their property, even though they have no stake in it, no financial interest, no ownership, no nothing. If you like it so much, put up your own money to save it. Many old buildings, that people may like to look at and talk about, are way past saving and are way past their useful lifespan.
This nosy neighbor dosen't realize not all buildings can be saved. Once you have water damage from who knows how many years of a bad roof, it's gonna cost a fortune.
It does matter if your property value is affected by the house being knocked down. Maybe there are people that have moved into the area due to part of the charm of the house in the neighborhood?
Amazing how a house built in 1888 (136 years ago!), using SOLID wood, hard labor and craftsmanship had to be demolished because of a leaky roof and the fear of "high winds"... to replaced with a new house built with particle board, staple guns, day labor and machine made CRAP is expected to SURVIVE longer? I don't think so! 🤔🤣😂
No one in their right mind would live in a house in which the engineers said it could fall during a rainstorm. Maybe people should just mind their own business.
The house was built in the 1800's and has withstood multiple hurricanes. It was not going to collapse. This was a quick cash speculator's deal where the land itself was worth more than the house plus land. They will get substantially more for the property with a modern townhouse on it than restoring an old house which would eat up their profits.
"We need to do something to be sure this kind of thing doesn't happen"???????????????? Oh, I have the foolproof solution, take YOUR OWN MONEY and buy the place. Problem solved. That was almost too easy
It is OWNERSHIP. The OWNER controls his own property. A thousand cuts have already been inflicted by "activist" infringement on property rights. If Karenhood wants to control property Karenhood must BUY property.
imagine owning an old house, and some karens telling you you have to sink millions of dollars into it and cannot demo it. most old houses cost more to repair than to build a new home
Using it as a B&B would have generated income that would have contributed to the maintenance of the house. Without it, outside money would have to be used to ensure the upkeep of the house, making it a drain on finances.
Everything in this world doesn't have to be saved. It was an eyesore. Nobody wanted it. Anyone that thinks it was worthy of rehabilitation should have bought it and that obviously never happened. Now the owner can build something nice for his family instead of living in a shit hole
@@IceLynne YOU clearly don't understand either, and your response shows how little intellect you have. You are old, you should know about the world and its issues - your generation is the reason why mine is so messed up. You don't want to accept it, but your generation ruined us. I'm in my late 20s and we are stuck dealing with the things you accepted and put into place, now look where we are. When you understand how the world works now and why it has so many problems, then you should come back and comment.
Their property they can do what they like, my. Mom's house is a historic house and everything has too be just like it was built, check out the price of a slate roof about 12 squares!!! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Yeh, having people decide what to do with their private property is unacceptable. Karen or a group of Karen's should always have control of what everyone else is allowed to do.
Doesn't matter , the owner had the right to do what they want with it. Burn it , tear it down , use it as a toilet . Once you own it Noone had a right to tell you what to do with it
@@alphaomega5909 You do realize that no property owner can do what they want with their own property, right? Have you ever tried to get a building permit, worked through the maze of regulations, stood in front of the local zoning board to plead your case, and jumped through all the hoops so that the inspector who comes through several times while you're building doesn't shut your project down? I doubt there are many places left on this planet where property owners aren't subject to local building laws.
@@Ikwigsjoyful Kid, I own my own home. 60 yrs plus. On Bluffs of Lake Michigan, Grand Haven,Michigan, Ottawa county. And several Rentals in Ottawa county. My oldest friend n his wife original founders of tge HERITAGE HILL Association in Grand Rapids Michigan. Im well up on property ownership. Historical Districts n much more. Your community could learn a lot from tye Grand Rapids Michigan HERITAGE HILL Association,. Its 60 yrs old n they Know how to save old housds,lol.😎💙
@@alphaomega5909 So you're agreeing with my point that owners can't do whatever they want with their own property as they're all subject to the laws and regulations of their local municipalities - nice! And I am also a homeowner: my husband and I are working on restoring a 200 year old stone tenant farmhouse in the Northeast. :) I looked up the Heritage Hill Association which you mentioned; it looks like they've done things right to keep their own historic buildings around and in good shape; I agree that more towns need groups like this to keep us from losing all of our old houses. :)
