NORFOLK Nearly a year after work halted on Granby Tower, the city is finally moving to clean up the construction site, which some officials describe as an eyesore. Surrounded by chain-link fence, the corner of Granby Street and Brambleton Avenue is stark. There are deep holes filled with water, piles of discarded wood and steel and weeds growing 6 feet high amid rubble.

By Harry Minium The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK The developer of Granby Tower has filed legal documents claiming he does not owe anything to more than a dozen contractors who have filed more than $20 million of liens against him. And he's behind on the property's taxes by thousands of dollars.

NORFOLK The developer of Granby Tower has filed legal documents claiming he does not owe anything to more than a dozen contractors who have filed more than $20 million of liens against him. And he's behind on the property's taxes by thousands of dollars.

NORFOLK  Almost two years ago, Maria Evans decided to trade her four-bedroom house near Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach for a condo in downtown Norfolk. “For me, it was the convenience of not having to cut the grass and worry about plumbing and security,” the retired accountant said. “I was very excited about moving because I wanted to downsize.”