Post #449993 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 10:28 AM

On 2009-04-27 10:01, ron-tiki wrote:
...i have to say that by the time it was torn down it had become a bit neglected like a lot of tiki temples.
it was torn down along...

That was because of what is known as "intentional neglect": Property owners, in anticipation of selling their property because the value of the lot exceeds the value of the building, let a property fall apart and stop paying for fixing and renovating it. They wait till all the renter's leases have run out and do not take any new renters, and let the grounds go to shit. Then the neighboring tenants and businesses say "Oh what an eyesore" and will not resist its destruction. It's a lot more subtle than "Demolition by arson."

2 years before the place was razed, all its apartments were fully rented, and the grounds were well maintained, with running waterfalls and clean swimming pools. You would have never suspected it was threatened by demolition.