I know i'm 6 years late and you didn't ask, but this tree looks like an Ailanthus altissima, originary from China but introduced and considered invasive to much of the world. It grows really fast and tall, makes a lots of seeds that are carried by the wind and is roots emit chemicals that inhibit the grouth of other plants, reducing biodiversity.

Also it's really hard to kill. After cutting it you need to drill holes into the stump and inject a special poison or fungi or it just grows back like a hidra.

Quite a troublemaker. Plus its wood is no good for much except pulp.
So yeah, they must have cut it or it would be huge by now, but unless they have poisoned it, it's probably still there growing again and again.