The owner of a stately home in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood is suing neighbors for harassment after they turned her property into a target for their pet excrement.

Flavia Montecinos, an attorney and investment executive, has owned 2725 E. Seventh Ave. since 2015, when she paid $1.1 million for the century-old, 2,300-square-foot house. Her plans for a rear addition in 2019 and early 2020 were brought to a halt by the pandemic.

“Work stopped, leaving a large opening at the rear of the house, broken windows and other visible issues,” said Alexandra Foster with Denver Community Planning and Development. “Neighbors repeatedly reported concerns, prompting multiple inspections.

“In 2024, the city escalated enforcement, placing the property on the neglected and derelict buildings list an

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