One I know is in Carolina Beach building new homes, another specializes in restoring in the historic area of downtown.Wilmington is pricey. 

I'm trying to decide whether to restore it or tear it down.

I would think someone would notice 11 units in 2 houses.I think the only safe offer strategy would be based on restoring to SFHs and selling on the retail market. 

There are a lot of things to consider, but if the building has been properly maintained over the years or professionally restored then there shouldn't be anything to be concerned about.  

This guy is known across the nation for his fantastic restoration work as well as high-performance sustainability.

A large loss adjustor is going to come meet us on Monday with one of their preferred contractors to assess the damages and give us an estimate.It seems like the next step, which is probably the most important part of this process is to find a good contractor that can give both us a fair estimate to make sure the insurance company isn’t going to try and lowball us and perform quality work to restore the house.

You can get it fully restored to use again by refi'ing the first home out of a VA loan and then applying for a one-time reinstatement (I just did this, so yes, it is possible), but its just as the name implies-'one time'-so if you go this route and buy a second home after restoring your full entitlement you'll have to 'dispose' i.e. sell the home(s) to use it again for the third one.  

One-Time Restoration.

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a fire damage restoration company.

I believe that the highest and best use for this building is to turn it into an assisted living facility, and restore its original beauty.