HAZLETON -- A vacant building on South Poplar Street in Hazleton has neighbors nervous.
"You can see that the sides are buckling, something is going to happen. Someone is going to get hurt, but it's going to be too late," said Richard Onuschak from Hazleton.
Marietta Petrole from Hazleton said, "I think it's disgusting and I think it's a shame that it got to this point."
People who live in Hazleton say the building has been empty for years.
Back in 2011, the city of Hazleton started to tear the building down, but then stopped.
The city said it stopped the demolition because, back then, the remainder of the building was safe and it would also save Hazleton some money.
"I thought that was a starting point, hopefully, but they went for the front half of the building and left the back half," said Petrole.
Now, what remains is buckling siding and falling bricks.
Neighbors said the back section of the building used to be apartments.
One woman said called Hazleton code enforcement back in July, but since then the building got worse.
Maria Zull of Hazleton said, "They did absolutely nothing until someone called and said, 'Hey, this is falling down, do something!'"
The Hazleton fire department put up yellow tape after neighbors called and were concerned about the building buckling, but those neighbors tell Newswatch 16 the tape isn't enough and they want the building taken down.
"It has to be demolished. It's leaning. Someone's going to get hurt," said Onuschak.
Hazleton code enforcement said it's been working with the property owners.
The office also said the building is now dangerous and it plans to put an "Emergency Demolish Order" on the building as soon as possible.
Neighbors said they're looking forward to getting rid of the eye sore.
"I hope it gets torn down and I hope something beautiful comes up," said Onuschak.
The Hazleton code enforcement office said tearing the building down will cost the city thousands of dollars.
The city also said it hopes to have the building down before winter weather hits to make sure the residents are safe.