Tumwater Development LLC, whose primary member is Chandulal Patel of Southern California, paid $4 million for four brewery parcels at the end of December 2015. Patel is a real estate investor and developer who splits his time between Southern California and India.
LaVielle said they hope to get the owners and an insurance adjuster on site to come up with a plan about next steps. A contractor is expected to remove debris, Tumwater spokeswoman Ann Cook said.
Kmet expressed frustration about the owner of the property not doing more to control access to it, saying the property is frequently the target of vandals.
“Just basically trashing the interior,” he said.
“I’m frustrated that nothing has happened here and the community is frustrated,” he said. “That has to change. We have to see if we can get the owner to do something, or sell it to someone who is willing to do something.”