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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It was supposed to be home to several new condos, but the only thing going up in a section of Nashboro Village is grass and weeds. Residents are fed up with the overgrowth and said they are continuing to get the run around from the company advertising the sale of those condos.
Resident Cindy Bradley describes the site as a "trashy overgrown lot."
It's not the ideal way to describe the view from her front yard, but she said it's the ugly truth.
The land across the street from her home, once plotted for new condos, is now home to four foot high grass, piles of concrete and a field of rodents.
"We've had raccoons, snakes, opossums and just the other day my husband had a field rat run across his foot on the front porch," said Bradley.
Bradley said she hasn't seen a construction worker on site since 2008.
"The overgrowth is pitiful and we have been dealing with that since the economy dropped," Bradley explained.
A sign from the Vastland Company is still advertising that the development is "Coming Soon".
At first a real estate agent for the company told NewsChannel 5 by phone that the condos are on hold until further notice. He referred us to construction manager of Vastland, Mack McClung, who said they sold this property, but couldn't tell us to whom.
Tax Records show it was sold in 2008 to a company called OCI Glencrest, listed at 1700 Hayes street Suite 104. But on that location there was no door to Suite 104 or sign for OCI Glencrest, but Vastland owns this property too and had their realty signs in the window.
"I don't know if the new developer is connected to the old developer but the problem is they are leaving this in a state that's not marketable and it's a health hazard to the people that live across the street," said Karen Johnson.
She is head of a nearby neighborhood organization and is trying to get Bradley some answers. Both have been getting the run around.
Johnson wants the whichever company is responsible to either build the condos they advertised, or clean up the mess they left. Bradley said her property values are suffering at the expense of delay and the confusion of who is responsible.
"I feel like I live in a white trash area. I am embarrassed to have my friends from church to come over because of that," she said referring to the site.
McClung would not tell NewsChannel 5 if the property was part of a bankruptcy or foreclosure deal in 2008 and continued to refer us to the county tax map.
Bradley said she will continue to report the problem to metro codes until the owner cleans up the space properly and for all.
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