The City of Gary is demolishing several old and abandoned buildings. Crews have been working to take down 24 abandoned homes over 11 days. GARY, Ind. - Gary’s Aetna neighborhood is getting a ...

CHICAGO - A fire erupted in an abandoned apartment building on Chicago's Northwest Side early Friday. What we know Chicago police officers responded to the scene around 2:34 a.m. in the 4900 block ...

Gary’s Aetna neighborhood is getting a much-needed facelift. City officials said they're tearing down eyesores and safety hazards to clear the way for a brighter, safer community.

Preservation Chicago compiles a list of historic buildings in danger of being destroyed or simply abandoned. Zoom in: The ...

In a city targeting the demolition of hundreds of blighted structures, this one in Gary’s Aetna neighborhood felt personal to ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the last two weeks, Anchorage has seen at least two fires in vacant buildings that people were illegally occupying — Anchorage Fire Chief says abandoned buildings pose a ...

A study that two of us published in 2017 answered this question in the affirmative: Tearing down an abandoned building in Detroit does increase the value of nearby properties by a small amount ...

The Colombo Fire Department will soon issue new, precautionary regulations for abandoned buildings a week after two fires broke out in the abandoned Krrish building in Colombo Fort, causing extensive ...

Towering skyscrapers often create a city's iconic skyline, yet sometimes its tallest buildings can fall into disrepair or remain unfinished. While abandoned structures can become symbolic of a ...

The community clean-up around the abandoned old Martin School building on the corner of Fifth Street and Eighth Avenue, Boksburg North, on 1 March was a success. Volunteers picked up litter and ...

A firefighter on scene told WAND News the fire was in an abandoned building near the Fourwinds RV facility. The first alarm fire was quickly upgraded to a third alarm when fire fighters arrived ...