This situation seems to have no near-term solution. It sounds like the city needs to condemn the building and have a least part of it torn down. And I’m guessing that is far from a quick process. But it seems like there should be some emergency powers that can be drawn upon when there is a threat to public safety.
From what I gather, freight trains do not pass the warehouse. Or maybe with only two crew, it’s considered an acceptable risk vs. a passenger train?
Seems ike every time the city got close to being able to tear it down, it gets sold again, gets new investors/tax shelters, new giant plans(that will never happen) and the process starts again.
A little video of the inside with the new owner that had big hopes and dreams. At the 1:00 mark I beleive are what is left of the rail docks.
Person buys it with big plans, doesn’t pay taxes, sells it to the next person with big plans that doesn’t pay taxes, who sells it to the next person with big plans that doesn’t pay taxes…
Now the city is trying to foreclose it so they can sell it to (you guessed it) two more parties with big plans (wondering if they’ll pay taxes?)
And the current owner being foreclosed upon is now suing for the foreclsoure. Wonder if he’ll pay his lawyer?