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Council clears path to demolish condemned 1915 adobe at 414 E. May Avenue after years of vacancy
Summary
The council approved a resolution authorizing abatement of a structurally unsafe, vacant adobe at 414 East May Avenue in Mesquite Original Townsite Historic District; staff said the building is connected by a party wall to 422 E. May and that demolition contractors will be asked to salvage reusable materials where possible.
Las Cruces City Council voted to authorize abatement and demolition of a condemned, unoccupied adobe structure at 414 East May Avenue after staff described repeated fires, structural collapse and an unclear chain of title.
Chris Faber, Community Development, told the council the property dates to 1915, has been vacant since about 1980, and currently has no legal owner; descendants exist but no owner of record. Faber said the roof and part of a south wall have collapsed, the site has had more than two dozen public-safety calls in…
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