A couple of readers have checked in recently, noting that the historic but blighted Purvis House at 1601 Mount Vernon St. was experiencing some changes of late. We finally made it over to the area yesterday.

Looks the same

Hm not so much

Wow

Looking at the L&I Map, the building has three fresh violations as of the beginning of this month, so we’re guessing that either demolition was done without proper permits or the walls simply crumbled of their own accord. What this means for the rumored plans of three new condos with parking at the property, we couldn’t tell you, but we’re hoping that the property owners step in sooner rather than later before the building is lost or a pedestrian is injured by a very poorly secured construction site.