Win some, lose some
The decay of the vacant apartment building at 1482 W. 117th St. has been going on for some time. It recently sprouted plywood – a great invitation for trouble. This is the second large apartment building on the Lakewood-side of W. 117th St. to be declared uninhabitable by the building department. They offer a sad bookend to a big nearby apartment on the Cleveland-side of the street that is also completely vacant.
On a brighter note, construction is underway at the corner of Spring Garden Ave. and Detroit Rd. It will soon be transformed into a brand spanking new Dunkin’ Donuts. Never mind it’ll provide mostly minimum wage jobs and largely unhealthy products — it beats an empty parking lot, right? The new Social Security building will be built right across the street, current site of Lakewood Christian Church
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