The abandoned lots on South Fremont Street have been an eyesore for years.
Two abandoned development projects are still a headache for the city and residents, over mounting code compliance and health and safety issues and no immediate plan for remediation.
The two lots are located at 200 and 222 S. Fremont St. and were previously owned by Wall Street Properties before it went bankrupt. Multiunit residential buildings were planned for both sites, however, one was in the construction phase and the other in the planning phase when the initiative was abandoned.
Since the projects were abandoned in 2024, the lots haven't been well maintained, which has generated numerous neighbor complaints and also violates health and safety rules, Community Development Director Zach Dahl said.
“There is a high water table, so they have some pumps to keep it from accumulating, but when they don't turn on, the water starts to accumulate, so we’ve been trying to work with them to get rid of standing water to ensure there are no mosquitoes,” Dahl said of the 200 S. Fremont side.
The city is working on a number of potential paths to remediation, which could include pursuing legal action if the new owner, Builders Capital, doesn't make necessary changes.
“We’ve issued notices of violation. We've been pulling all the levers we can to address the issue, but it's challenging with the situation that involved foreclosure,” Dahl said.
The site has been a vacant parcel aside from one single-family home for several decades, with Wall Street Properties completing a pre-application in December 2021 before it eventually went bankrupt.
Builders Capital did not respond to requests for comment.
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