As a person who thoroughly enjoys an architectural salvage shop or antique store, there are times I become more interested in shopping someone’s storage than the property I’m supposed to be buying. We’ve all now admitted we have these...
We don’t often give credit to how much appearances affect us and shape our opinions. We judge nearly everything based on looks. We see the way people dress and groom themselves and it leads us to conclusions about those...
This is Part 2 from Sarah Cipkar and details the way citizens can push for better policies to stop the deterioration of vacant buildings and can hopefully prevent their demolition through collective action. Windsor: The Backstory Windsor is an...
Vacant property kills communities. Vacant and deteriorating property increases crime, depresses property values, diminishes the tax base, lowers community self-esteem, repels potential tenants, investors and tourists and breeds rampant apathy. There is absolutely no reason a community should ever...
