the egress window shouldn't be a big deal if it's a walk out basement...just have a guy do some demo work and then frame it up for a window..use treated lumber for anything that touches block/brick/ground..if it's block or brick on the perimeter, have a mason come in after him to make it look good...make sure to verify egress requirements..in my area they get complicated..windows have to have so much surface area of glass, so much square feet of openable area (can't open both sashes at the same time), so much distance from floor, etc.

There wasn't a permit, so I demo-ed it.

The cost of demo of the property would be around $50k.

For one reason, it's really stinks demo-ing that stuff.

You do any demo and rebuild stuff?

Total sq/ft is 6440, 2/1 units, in need of demo, flooring, appliances, everything...not high end, just quality living space.

(Sorry it's so broad, but it doesn't have any true comps within 15% sqft or age active in the past 6 months) Here's my first contractor bid:"Work to be Performed"Exterior Work:1: Scrape, prep, prime and paint flaking paint areas on fascia and door casings using lead safe practice.Interior Work: $15,087.611: Demo and replace flooring in kitchen, hall, living room and dining room.2: Repair all holes in sheetrock.3: Replace missing plate covers.4: Remove limbs, brush and trash from property.5: Repair gas.7: Replace dining room window with new DH triple vinyl window with grids.8: New kitchen tile backsplash. 25.5 sqft.Notes: $2,640.00 appliance allowance to replace stove and dishwasher and for new fridge and microwaveabove stove. $1.00 sqft. floor tile allowance. $5.00 sqft.

You may be able to demo a market and intern at the same time.

I'm a lover of historic buildings but I think each situation is unique and all angles should be looked at before demo.

Also, in comparing this retail center to the others, if the demos are much stronger for the rear parking location and most retailers prefer this market to others, and there were limited other options, this could/would help offset the negative impact of the rear parking.