Demolition Site Cleanup on Lexington Avenue and Taylor Street

Context

Code enforcement problems with a demolition contractor who tears structures down but leaves sites uncleared, selling off bricks. Members said the same company or its successor (the original firm reportedly went bankrupt and may have reopened under another name) is working on Taylor Street and Lexington Avenue, where one site's walls were left standing. Related items: a private Plant A lot that the city is pressing the owner to finish cleaning (a civil dispute between contractor and landowner), a two-story house near the 700 block of Lexington Avenue that may go to condemnation, and a collapsed burned house near Baptist Children's Home Road. Details come from auto-captions.

Status

As of September 9, 2026 the Plant A site had been cleared, the owner would not disclose plans, and the state allows burying brick that has no chemical paint, with the contractor's state approval unconfirmed. A neighbor was reported ready to sign a contract to remove bricks from a site; Taylor Street looks resolved (bricks on skids).

Log

• 2026-09-09 - Public Safety Committee - Chuck George reported Plant A cleared, brick burial questions, Taylor Street resolved; members believe the bankrupt contractor reopened under another name.
• 2026-08-04 - Public Safety Committee - Members complained about the demolition contractor; Chuck George said condemnation of a two-story house may start if no inspection in six months.