If Chris Kleronomos — the controversial Oak Park property owner whose building partially collapsed last month — enters 201-211 Harrison, he’ll be arrested on the spot.
That property is currently in foreclosure, and the River Forest resident isn’t allowed to enter during the process. But he was doing so anyway, according to Dan Harrington, the court-appointed receiver who’s overseeing the building.
So Harrington got a court order last week forbidding Kleronomos from entering the property.
“If he does, he’s subject to going to jail,” Harrington said. “So basically, he’s out of the picture now.”
Still, it could take another six months or so to wrap up the foreclosure process with 201-211 Harrison. Harrington has received a judge’s permission to retain an architect and engineer, and he’s having plans drawn up to fix the building, which he hopes to submit in the next few weeks. After that, he’d need to return to the judge for permission to spend money on the repairs.
If all goes as planned, work could get rolling in about a month.
“It’s going to be a rush job,” Harrington said. “I’d love to say they’ll be open by Thanksgiving, but that might be pushing it a little.”