by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Feb 1, 2015 | Chicago, Real Estate
Any business developer or city planner in Chicago knows, vacant buildings can be a serious issue when it comes to safety. If a vacant building is not properly secured, it is more likely to be broken into. In Chicago, on average, the rate of crime in abandoned...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jan 26, 2015 | Chicago, Security, Vacant Property
Business developers in Chicago know that vacant buildings can be a serious issue when it comes to safety. The brutal, sub-freezing temperatures Chicago experiences in the winter months make vacant homes especially inviting as a shelter from the wind and temperatures....
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Aug 28, 2014 | Detroit, Security, Vacant Property
As any business developer or city planner in Detroit knows, vacant buildings can be a serious issue when it comes to safety. The longer buildings do not have tenants, the more likely it is that they’ll become a target for crimes like vandalism and theft. Detroit is...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jun 19, 2014 | Chicago, Security, Vacant Property
In Chicago, foreclosed properties can go years without owners. They sit in their lots trapped in real estate limbo without a legal occupant, their yards deteriorating along with the interior. These unsightly derelicts are called “zombie properties”, and they drive...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Mar 12, 2014 | Chicago, Vacant Property
It’s no secret that throughout Chicago, there are some buildings that look like they’ve seen better days. But it might surprise some people to learn that there’s a running list of proposals to demolish these unkempt buildings that have long since been abandoned. Many...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Mar 5, 2014 | Chicago, Vacant Property
Last year, dozens of public school in the Chicago Public School system were shuttered. Since then, there’s been much discussion about what will happen to the vacant schools, with the students having been dispersed to other locations. Currently, it’s estimated that...