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Judge orders owner to demolish Packard plant in Detroit

FILE - Fernando Palazuelo, owner of the Packard Plant, discusses his vision of the massive project that he has undertaken during a press conference May 16, 2017, in Detroit. A judge has deemed the deteriorating Packard plant on Detroit's east side a public nuisance and ordered it's Peruvian owner to tear the former auto factory down. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31 order that Fernando Palazuelo and his Arte Express Detroit must remove all rubbish and debris from the sprawling site that covers several city blocks and demolish all buildings and structures on the property. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP) FILE - This photo shows the former Packard Motor Car Company campus, May 16, 2017 in Detroit. A judge has deemed the deteriorating Packard plant on Detroit's east side a public nuisance and ordered it's Peruvian owner to tear the former auto factory down. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31,2022, order that Fernando Palazuelo and his Arte Express Detroit must remove all rubbish and debris from the sprawling site that covers several city blocks and demolish all buildings and structures on the property. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News via AP File)/Ann Arbor News via AP) FILE- In this June 27, 2014, photo, Packard Plant owner Fernando Palazuelo stands stands outside the industrial site in Detroit. A judge has deemed the deteriorating Packard plant on Detroit's east side a public nuisance and ordered its Peruvian owner to tear the former auto factory down. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31, 2022, order that Palazuelo and his Arte Express Detroit must remove all rubbish and debris from the sprawling site that covers several city blocks and demolish all buildings and structures on the property. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) FILE- In this June 27, 2014, photo, Packard Plant owner Fernando Palazuelo stands in his proposed future office at the industrial site in Detroit. A judge has deemed the deteriorating Packard plant on Detroit's east side a public nuisance and ordered its Peruvian owner to tear the former auto factory down. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31, 2022, order that Palazuelo and his Arte Express Detroit must remove all rubbish and debris from the sprawling site that covers several city blocks and demolish all buildings and structures on the property. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Judge orders owner to demolish Packard plant in Detroit