Evanston, Il
At first, the crater in the ground where the basement was supposed to be before crews quit working looked like the aftermath of a drone attack.
But soon weeds began encroaching, white tailed rabbits bounded up and down the berms and a flock of goldfinches descended, each perching in a cyclone fence slot in an avian pyramid.
Now the site of the half-built, bankrupt Sienna Court Condominiums resembles a zoo exhibit with cliffs, savannahs, trickling water from sprinklers and a construction ladder turned three-story roost for the grackles, house sparrows and gulls who now live there.
And the residents of the neo wetland reversion, their units spaced as far apart as streetlights and their resale dreams dashed in receivership?
They're discovering the only thing worse than living next to a construction zone is not living next to a construction zone.
A block away at the curb-hugging, zero-lot-line Ferris Homes, no wildlife reintroduction is in progress--nor is there any green space--but the news is just as bleak. A year after the 49-condominium unit building opened, the bank is suing for foreclosure on 38 units. Oops.
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