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PHOTO: JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFFThe apartment site at the corner of The Esplanade and Marriner St.

Surviving owners of a crumbling Christchurch waterfront apartment block and the buyer keen to redevelop it hope a judge’s ruling has ended a long dispute over the site.

Cave Rock Apartments owners first fought their insurance company over their earthquake-damaged Sumner homes, then fought among themselves on how to split the payout.

During that time, part of the complex was demolished and most of the remainder has sat uninhabitable.

Developers Citadel Property have made an offer for the property, saying they have “exciting new plans” for it.

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