Downtown looking good sort of

I mentioned the other day how the downtown was looking good. I visited the Sterling Hotel the other night but later realized that the daytime view from the hotel is part of the ratty building across the street. Why hasn't the city condemned that building? It's been mostly vacant for years and now is just about the only big eyesore between Monroe St. and the post office. This is the guy who always has been so vocally critical of city policies in the past. The place is one of those that detract from the whole downtown.