The chronic asbestos infestation found in postwar homes follows us around the inner city as we demolish decrepit old shacks. Every year the city adds a little more red tape to the process of demolishing the unsalvageable old homes. You would think the city would be so pleased to have the private sector take care of this problem it would facilitate the paperwork process. Instead they burden the builder with multiple fees, payment windows and convoluted processes to pre and post inspect the demo sites, get the utilities shut off and use so much time that could be better spent building houses. Hopefully we can get a demo permit issued this week on our 41 st project.
