DEVELOPER TEARING DOWN BLIGHTED LYNDY S

The old Lyndy s Motel, which had become a 1-acre eyesore on Beach Boulevard in West Anaheim, is being torn down this week by a developer. Jeremy Levine purchased the property at Ball Road and Beach Boulevard last year from an undisclosed seller for $3 million. Levine, who co-owns the property with his wife and another partner, said they plan to construct Anaheim Express Carwash, a state-of-the-art facility. We really believe in the redevelopment of this area, Levine said Friday as earth movers pulled chunks of concrete from the old motel. We were looking for a great location with high traffic, a large population density and no competition within three miles. This is it. Opened in 1961, the 28-room Lyndy s Motel anchored the corner with its two marquee signs and a 2,200-square-foot retail building that housed a Mexican restaurant and a flower shop. But over time, the motel, like many in the area, fell into disrepair. Neighbors began complaining. Over a four-yce responded to an average of 27 calls a year - 109 from 2012 to 2015 - ranging from prostitution, drugs, assault, trespassing and squatters.