Here we grow. Process of Building a Mansion Up Close
Across the street from my house rest a vacant 2-story building that
has not been in operation for over 10 years. When I say across the
street, I really mean across the street. The distance from my side of
the house to the other side is about 50 feet. Why am I writing about
this furui (old) building? We were told that a company had purchased
this land and will be building an apartment here, hence the newly
built temporary gate in the distance. The gate was put up to deter
cars from parking in that lot. Myself included..
This building, when it was in operation, used to be a bank. It was
owned by Korean investors until the bank went belly-up. Ever since
then, it was just an empty lot. Why did it went out of business? Well,
let’s see. If I had to guess, I may say that this bank was in a
residential area on a side street away from the main street. I can’t
image anyone would be able to see this bank hidden inside a small
community.
I wished we had a say in this matter whether to build a new building
in our area or not, but we don’t. I am not too thrilled about this
either. For one, our town-house is practically covered by other
surrounding mansions. In turns, this mean we have few hours of sun
shining through our house. This new apartment will only decrease the
sun’s ray even more.
As if this is not even, our street will be a construction zone.
Delivery trucks, construction workers, generators blasting all day
long. To make matters worse, our house is in the front-line. I will
update the progress as time goes by. It will be interesting to see the
before, after, and anything in between progress. You can view more
photos at Sce
nic From Afar.
July 01, 2010.
A temporary gate has been setup. This marks the beginning of what will
be a long phase of constructing a new mansion in front of my house.
July 29, 2010.
They've been at it for the past 2 days making a really deep hole. Any
time now, they will either strike oil or strike a Chinaman on the
head.
Aug 05, 2010.
Removing the old power panel and placing a temporary power pole.
Aug 19, 2010.
Scaffolds and temporary walls going up. The beginning of a noisy
year.
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