By Zach Church , Staff writer
Eagle-Tribune
January 22, 2008 09:38 am
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Deputy fire Chief Brian Murphy said last night the total includes multifamily homes, garages and businesses.
According to records from the city assessor's office, nine of the addresses were valued at nearly $3.5 million. A large residential building on Springfield Street with major damage could bring the destruction to $4 million if it has to be torn down.
Three residential buildings and a garage belonged to Habitat for Humanity, said Larry Sharp, the executive director of the organization's Merrimack Valley chapter. A fourth was a group home for mentally disabled people.
There was no immediate estimate for the remaining damage to other buildings in the vicinity.
The fire started at the former Millennium nightclub, which was under renovation to become a restaurant, at the corner of Parker and Market streets. It then spread east along Market Street and south along Parker Street, part of Route 114. It also damaged the large residential building on Springfield Street, which runs parallel to Market Street.
Following is the damage building by building. The value of each building shows the estimated cost to replace the structures.
372-374 Market St.: A three-family triple-decker, the main structure of the home is still standing but is badly damaged. Icicles weighed down utility lines to the home yesterday afternoon. The home has 18 rooms, and there was a garage on the property. The home was built in 1920 and was last significantly improved in 1978. Estimated rebuilding cost is $413,671.
378-380 Market St.: Also a three-family triple-decker, the building is still standing but is mostly destroyed. It had seven bedrooms. Built in 1920, it was last improved upon in 1962. Estimated rebuilding cost is $360,161.
382-384 Market St., Building 1: A three-story home under construction by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity. Part of the structure is still standing but is seriously damaged. It had 18 rooms. Built in 1920, it was last improved upon in 1951 and was permitted for a new roof in 2005. Cost to rebuild is estimated at $373,004.
382-384 Market St., Building 2: A 11/2-story home under construction by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity, the building is completely destroyed. It had two bedrooms. Originally erected in 1920, it was improved upon in 1951. Estimated rebuilding cost is $228,198.
390 Market St.: A two-story home under construction by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity, the building is destroyed. It was to have four bedrooms and had a garage on the property. Built in 1920 and improved upon in 1951, it was permitted for a new roof in 2005. Rebuilding cost is estimated at $296,189.
392-396 Market St., Building 1: A three-story home with eight bedrooms. Also owned by Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity, it was completely destroyed. Built in 1920, it was improved upon in 1951. Rebuilding is estimated at $390,300.
392-396 Market St., Building 2: A 11/2-story home with four bedrooms, it was the Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity building adjacent to where the fire started. Built in 1920, it was improved upon in 1962. Rebuilding cost is estimated at $137,788.
34-44 Parker St.: The former Millennium nightclub, this is where the fire began. At three stories, about 65 percent of the building was residential, and it was to have eight bedrooms. Recent assessors notes show that the building was in "poor" condition before the renovations and may have had fire damage. It was originally built in 1905 and was last significantly improved upon in 1959. Rebuilding is estimated at $624,858.
46-58 Parker St.: A three-story building that contained apartments and a small grocery store. It is owned by Housing Support Inc. of Newburyport and is tax exempt. Recent improvements included new doors and a deck. Built in 1900, it was last significantly improved upon in 1984. It had nine bedrooms and would cost about $553,556 to replace.
6-12 Springfield St.: A 21/2-story, six-unit home, this building was evacuated but could be salvaged. Firefighters trained as many as eight hoses on it to keep fire from spreading down Springfield Street. Built in 1900, it received improvements in 1977. A remodeling permit was issued in 1997 with the work complete by a 1999 inspection. The building's estimated rebuilding cost is $585,203.
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