# City to tear down about ten more houses in May, plus a condemned building near the mall

## What happened
Mayor Brandon Sakbun told the council the city completed five house demolitions in April and expects to take down about ten more residential properties in May, including finishing work on the old Chauncey Rose building, which the Indiana National Guard is clearing as a training exercise. He also said the city made headway toward demolishing a condemned commercial property near the mall, with movement expected within a few weeks.

## Who it affects
Residents near the Chauncey Rose site and the condemned commercial property by the mall, and neighborhoods where vacant, blighted houses are being cleared this month.

## The outcome
No vote was needed — this is ongoing administrative blight removal, with about ten residential properties expected down in May.

## Sources
- [April demolitions completed, 19:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCU9CV_VII&t=1175)
- [Chauncey Rose and ten residential properties in May, 19:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCU9CV_VII&t=1184)
- [Condemned commercial property near the mall, 20:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCU9CV_VII&t=1214)

*Also known as: Chauncey Rose demolition · blight removal · house demolitions Terre Haute · condemned building near the mall · vacant house removal*