Syracuse, N.Y. — The former owner of a massive brick building demolished by the city of Syracuse claims he’s not responsible for paying off a $2.2 million judgment stemming from the work.
East Syracuse-based developer Bryan Bowers has asked a judge to remove him and two of his limited liability companies from a monetary judgment the court approved in November to cover the city’s costs to demolish an empty seven-story warehouse at 400 Erie Blvd. W.
Sometimes referred to at “Big Red,” the building hovered over the corner of Erie Boulevard and West Street for more than a century. City officials took legal steps to knock it down last year because it was in danger of falling onto a busy road…