The Pullman Building, which hasn't been occupied since the mid-1980s, has some work going on with it on Thursday afternoon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Motorists on Hansen Avenue might have noticed work going on at the former Pullman Standard office building, but there is no word as to plans for the deteriorating structure.

John Evans, building code official for the city of Butler, said Sumner McDanel, the building’s owner, has not applied to the city for any permits as of Thursday, March 23.

He said not all work at the building requires a permit, as cleanup and various other work is allowed.

The once-grand office building, which held the corporate offices for Pullman-Standard’s railroad car manufacturing, has been vacant since the mid-1980s.