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A blighted building in Camden advertised condos ‘coming soon’ for years. Now the mayor wants to demolish it.

The blighted, 10-story building in downtown Camden had stood at the center of a legal dispute between New Jersey's poorest city and one of Philadelphia's most prominent developers.

Developer Carl Dranoff had once hoped to use his development rights to convert a 10-story vacant structure formerly known as RCA Building No. 8 into a condominium complex called Radio Lofts. The project stalled amid high environmental cleanup costs.
Developer Carl Dranoff had once hoped to use his development rights to convert a 10-story vacant structure formerly known as RCA Building No. 8 into a condominium complex called Radio Lofts. The project stalled amid high environmental cleanup costs.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer