I understand why they applied for the demolition permit for both, as for the hotel its to keep from having to pay for the fines imposed on them by the city.  To continue to maintain the" upkeep and bring it back up to "Code" as so the Mayor and his posse sees it is ridiculous and will cost them a small fortune.  The only thing good about making them keep it up is so the city can still collect there property taxes and fines that they keep on imposing on them..  As for the 4th Ave theater, the city is already under a budget shortfall and if they are not willing to purchase it and sink money that we dont have into it, then let them demolish that as well.  We could always use more paid parking downtown to make more money for the city....