PLG Meets With Fried About 205 Parkside "Hotel"

ClarksonFlatbed from The Q at Parkside has filed a report on the meeting between Moses Fried, owner of 205 Parkside, and a number of neighborhood representatives. His conclusion? Nothing good will come of this.

The lines that jumped out at me were these:

• "While legally he's bound to allow stays no shorter than 30 days, he was quick to add that he wouldn't turn people away for, say, a week (oops!)."
• "Construction starts in the next couple weeks and goes for 6 months to a year."
• "I'm sorry Mr. Fried. You have every legal right to build your fleabag motel. But we have every right to watch your every little move."

It really is a great write-up and I encourage you to read the whole thing. Bonus speculation: scroll to the bottom here and wonder, as I do, if Fried has found a way to get his insurance company to pay to renovate two of his properties at once.

In better development news, ClarksonFlatbed also shares word of the low-income housing being developed at 97 Crooke Street, east of the Parade Grounds. CAMBA bought the lot and is building the 9 story, 53 unit building. You can read more about on CAMBA's website.