By Daniel Perle | Downtown Devil
The Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission reproached Desert Viking representatives for demolishing a Roosevelt Row building last year without a permit at the Commission’s monthly meeting Monday evening.
The building, a part of Desert Viking’s Blocks of Roosevelt Row project, was located at 915 N. Fifth St. and torn down in November. A porch on the back of the building at 909 N. Fifth St. was also demolished. The property should have been subject to a 30-day demolition hold, according to city documents. Representatives from Desert Viking applied for demolition permits for the properties on Dec. 12, after the fact.
According to city documents, the company was charged investigation and double permit fees on each structure.
