Elkins prepares recently-acquired Four Seasons property for demolition

Hilltop house in SW Rochester, once conceived as a luxury home, is prepared for demolition

ROCHESTER — The end is nearing for a Rochester house in southwest Rochester whose legal and political saga became part of the city’s real estate lore. On Friday, May 16, what colloquially came to be known as the “hilltop house” on Wild Rose Lane SW Rochester entered its final stretch run, as work crews prepared to demolish the aspiring luxury home. It follows years when the house sat abandoned after work on the structure was stopped. It was a hu…

Elkins prepares recently-acquired Four Seasons property for demolition

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — After acquiring the property last week, the City of Elkins has erected a fence around the former Four Season Motel property and is preparing it for demolition. The Harrison Avenue property, which has a history of criminal activity, has been an acquisition target for the city since 2023. The city finalized the purchase of the building on May 8 for $135,000 after clearing out tenants in January and condemning the building in…