The phrase "deteriorating buildings" refers to structures that are gradually getting worse in condition over time, becoming run-down or falling apart. Full definition
Highlights include the video Pasa Tiempo (Pastime), which shows the artist stitching an airplane on her hand to express the Cuban peoples desire to travel, and a series of three paintings titled Degradación (Degradation) that is made from fragments of paint that Ms. Quiñones has peeled from the facades of deteriorating buildings in old Havana. (observer.com)
According to a study by the Council of Great City Schools, students that attend school in deteriorating buildings score between 5 to 11 percentile points lower on standardized achievement tests than students in modern, maintained buildings. (transact.com)
The city is using its blight ordinance to pressure the owner of the Hartford 21 tower to do something with another prominent but deteriorating building near Bushnell Park: the former YMCA building. (courant.com)