 Dalton Board of Health Works to Modify its Demolition Guidelines ChecklistThe current checklist does not clearly outline the board's responsibilities when approving a demolition or the items the board is responsible for, Health Agent Agnes Witkowski said.  Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City ProjectsConcerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather.  Pittsfield Health Board Votes Demolition for Multifamily PropertiesThe Board of Health voted for the demolition of two condemned properties and discussed how to preserve other housing stock from this fate.  Emergency Demo Called for Collapsing North Adams BuildingThe rear of the three-story brick building collapsed Tuesday night and officials have deemed it a public hazard that needed an emergency demolition.  Pittsfield Historical Commission OKs GE DemosThe Historical Commission on Monday gave the OK for demolition requests for Buildings 12 and 14, located along Tyler Street Extension and the railway. Building 100 sits between the two and is not part of the project.  Macksey Gives Updates on Demolitions, Road and Bridge ProjectsThe burned-out hulk on Houghton Street is expected to come down before the end of the year. Pittsfield Health Board Orders Demo of Charred MultifamilyThe owner of the property is currently in a large portfolio foreclosure and has not been responsive.  Williamstown Con Comm Clears College Field House DemoThe college was before the panel to request a negative determination of applicability under the Wetlands Protection Act for the demolition project near Christmas Brook.  Pittsfield Historical OKs Demos for Fire-Gutted Home, BusinessThe 2021 fire destroyed most features of the house such as doors and windows. It was believed to be a two-family home at the time. Less than a month after the fire, owner Stephen Furey passed away at the age of 55.  Dalton Select Board May Forgive Back Taxes for 463 High St.A revised demolition quote of $52,975 is more than the land assessment of $46,400, so the waiving of the back taxes is the town's attempt to encourage the receiver not to back out.  Pittsfield Historical Commission OKs Demos for Christian Center ExpansionThe Christian Center plans to demolish two deteriorated buildings on its property to expand its footprint for increased community service.  Public Meeting to Be Held on Demo of Historical Wendell Avenue BarnMembers speculated that the public hearing process might bring interest in saving the structure.  Pittsfield Historical Commission OKs Home DemosThe Historical Commission on Monday approved the demolition of three residential properties.  Burned-Out Houghton Street Building on North Adams' Demolition ListThe six-unit building burned four years ago in January in a massive fire that took two hours to bring under control. The fire was considered accidental though the actual cause could not be determined.  Pittsfield Historical Commission OKs Two Multifamily DemosThe more than 100-year-old Cherry Street property sustained serious damage from a neighboring fire that destroyed a 12-unit home last year.  Former North Adams Dry Cleaning Building DemolishedThe city took possession of the former dry cleaning shop in 2019 as part of a portfolio of properties transferred by the now-dissolved Housing Opportunities Inc. That process took several years because of site testing and over concerns of liabilities for cleanup. Pittsfield Historical Commission Vote to Urge Miss Hall to Preserve the Weston HouseThe Historical Commission on Monday voted to give the nearly 200-year-old Weston House at Miss Hall's School "preferable preserve" status after an extensive discussion between the public and the commissioner.  Porches Inn Gets OK to Proceed With River Street Demolition, New RestaurantThe project by Berkshire Hill Development Corp., parent company of Porches inn, had already been approved by the Planning Board in June. It received permits and variances (largely dealing with parking) from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday and the OK to demolish a building, reluctantly, from the Historical Commission on Friday.  Pittsfield Historical Commission Holds Off on Demolition DelayThe Historical Commission is torn on a demolition delay application from Berkshire Theatre Group for a carriage house located behind the Thaddeus Clapp House.  Lanesborough Selectmen Order Demolition of Abandoned BuildingJoppru said he condemned the building in 2016, but because of various solar projects and the COVID-19 pandemic, there has not been much more action on the issue. He said the current condition of the building is unsalvageable.  Former Rectory in North Adams on Demolition ListThe rectory is all that's left of St. Francis, which was the oldest Catholic church in the city — and the largest in New England at one time. The church was an imposing structure at the entrance to the downtown for more than 150 years before its demolition in 2016 over concerns about its structural integrity. |
