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passing comment from a friend was the impetus
for what became a six-year undertaking, but
the fruit of her fortitude, she says, has been
worth it. "Giving a building new life stimulates
me," she says. "Every day, I appreciate
where I am."
It all started with breaking in. Greer single-handedly
operated a small bed and breakfast in Monte
Vista, but wanted a larger property to make
staffing and operations more cost-effective
and less time-consuming. A friend mentioned
the 1914 Havana building, which had become
dilapidated after sitting empty for many years.
There was no real estate sign posted, but
that didn't stop Greer and her friend. "We
climbed the fence and took the path that vagrants
had created into the building," she remembers.
Five major fires had left the Havana a minefield
of structural surprises. "If you didn't
step in just the right place on the first
floor, you could fall through to the basement."
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