Today's Record:
Salvation Army razing old homeProblems at 89 State St.Friday, March 14, 2008
[From today's Record]
Aug. 10, 2003 -- Hackensack code officials close the building after 50 ceiling tiles fall. Rather than fix the problem immediately, the Salvation Army says it will proceed with a scheduled $1.5 million renovation project.
November 2005 -- Renovation plans fall apart after structural damage is found. The Salvation Army submits plans to the city to demolish the building and construct a new one in its place.
November 2006 -- City inspectors cite the Salvation Army for not securing the building.
Jan. 10, 2007 -- Michael Johnson, a homeless man living in the building, is severely burned after he accidentally ignites his mattress with a cigarette. He dies three weeks later.
Feb. 9, 2007 -- The Salvation Army says it will put the building up for sale, saying city codes would not allow the organization to rebuild on the site.
August 2007 -- The Salvation Army decides again to demolish the building after appraisals of the building's value come back low.
Feb. 11 -- City housing inspectors issue a summons for "failure to maintain a vacant structure."
Feb. 25 -- Demolition begins.
Aug. 10, 2003 -- Hackensack code officials close the building after 50 ceiling tiles fall. Rather than fix the problem immediately, the Salvation Army says it will proceed with a scheduled $1.5 million renovation project.
November 2005 -- Renovation plans fall apart after structural damage is found. The Salvation Army submits plans to the city to demolish the building and construct a new one in its place.
November 2006 -- City inspectors cite the Salvation Army for not securing the building.
Jan. 10, 2007 -- Michael Johnson, a homeless man living in the building, is severely burned after he accidentally ignites his mattress with a cigarette. He dies three weeks later.
Feb. 9, 2007 -- The Salvation Army says it will put the building up for sale, saying city codes would not allow the organization to rebuild on the site.
August 2007 -- The Salvation Army decides again to demolish the building after appraisals of the building's value come back low.
Feb. 11 -- City housing inspectors issue a summons for "failure to maintain a vacant structure."
Feb. 25 -- Demolition begins.