Neighbors have complained for years, now two houses on Lynn Street are gone

Crews with Wrecking Ball Demolition started tearing down the second of two run-down houses on Lynn Street last Tuesday.

The houses – 2512 and 2315 – in the Columbia neighborhood were the subject of complaints for more than a decade. Steven K. Baker owns the houses and will continue to own the properties after the tear-downs.

Crews tore down 2512 Lynn St. on Oct. 23. The City of Bellingham is spending up to $150,000 to raze the houses and for cleanup because the properties posed a public health threat and were a public nuisance, officials said.

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Neighbors have complained for years, now two houses on Lynn Street are gone."