Darien Plans To Raze Old Dental Office
DARIEN, IL – The Darien City Council is set to vote Monday on demolishing an old dental office that the city said shut down more than a decade ago.
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In April, Darien police found the building at 1225 Plainfield Road had broken windows and was unsecured, according to a city memo.
The interior was reported to be in disrepair and the basement had several feet of standing water. Officials said they found plenty of code violations.
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“I wouldn’t doubt there has also been some trespassing and intentional damage to the building at some point,” Officer Doug Rumick said in an April email to city officials.
In June, the city said it was ready to sue the owner over the “dilapidated” building. The city did so, but the owner failed to appear in court, the memo said.
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In October 2017, representatives of the property owner tried to remodel the property without a permit, but the city issued a stop work order, according to the memo.
The property owner ended the remodeling and never applied for a permit. The building is considered abandoned.
Now, the owner is Ljubomir Ivanov. Online listings indicate he lived in the Chicago suburbs, but has since moved to Florida.
In May, a city inspection found that parts of the first floor were soft because of water damage. The first floor’s electrical system and the chimney were reported in disrepair.
Animal feces and glass from broken windows were scattered throughout the building, the inspector’s report said.
In late May, a neighbor emailed the city about seeing a group of boys riding their bikes around the building.
“Of greater concern is the medical waste debris that remains on the ground outside the shed in the backyard that is fully accessible to any passerby,” the resident said.
In June, the city confirmed medical waste was on the property. It required a hazardous materials cleanup.
Over the summer, the city obtained the right to fast-track demolition within four months. The deadline is Nov. 11.
The lowest demolition bid was from Markham-based KLF Enterprises Inc., at $33,000. The council is slated to vote on the bid Monday.
The property is on the market for $495,000, according to real estate websites.
The structure was built as a house in the 1950s, possibly earlier, the city memo said. It became a dental office in the 1980s.
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