‘Do it now!’: City gives owner last chance on unsafe building

Council also making plans to address issue if Valasak does not

  • The former Gambles building has been declared a dangerous building by the city, with owner Stan Valasek ordered to repair or demolish it immediately.
    The former Gambles building has been declared a dangerous building by the city, with owner Stan Valasek ordered to repair or demolish it immediately.

    The former Gambles building in downtown Aurora was declared a “dangerous building” last week by the Aurora City Council, with owner Stan Valasek being told he must vacate, repair and/or demolish the building immediately as a matter of public safety.The July 8 action came hours after city officials received a report from engineer Jason Suelter of Vector Structural Design, who had inspected the buil…