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After a reader raised a concern about
the unfinished foam house on Tyler Run –
the portable toilet has been overturned
at least once – the Gazette is
revisiting this longstanding
construction site.
Ricky DeMartino, president
of DeMartino Builders in Apex, purchased
the partly-completed house and nearly
two acres late in 2004 at a foreclosure
sale, paying $62,000 for property the
county values at $76,000.
Bill Summers, a town planner
who was involved in the negotiations
around the foreclosure, said DeMartino
put in the original footings for the
house. Since the purchase, DeMartino has
subdivided the large lot that also
fronts on Durham Road.
DeMartino received a
building permit in November of 2005 to
finish the house and build a detached
two-car garage.
“The plans for the house are
outstanding,” Summers said. “I just wish
they would move faster.”
The garage has been erected
and some work has been done on the
house, but work has halted in the last
few months. It is, however, still an
active construction site in the town’s
eyes. Someone who obtains a building
permit must begin work within six months
and do some work within every 12-month
period – ask for an inspection, for
example – for the site to remain active
and the permit in force.
DeMartino could not be
reached this week to provide more
information about his plans. |
