I live in the building and support the tenants association.
One day early January I returned home only to find that water was pouring down the Clermont Ave side facade of the building. The empty commercial unit next to Walgreens was flooded about a foot high and water was leaking through the ceiling of the garage underneath as well. My husband and I rushed upstairs to see what was going on. The water was coming from an apartment on the 2nd floor, steam and hot water were coming from underneath the front door. I called the fire brigade and they opened the door to find the apartment flooded in hot water, spraying out of the burst heating pipes. The water was about 1.5 feet high throughout the apartment. The fire brigade told me that the pipes had not been welded correctly and that similar accidents could happen anywhere in the building. Also, none of the heating units in the building had been insulated, which had caused the pipes to freeze in the first place. The small picture posted above is of the flooded apartment, after the damaged wooden floor had been removed.
This is only one of several incidents that have taken place in the building. The owners and management are addressing the issues, but still it is hard to deny that the construction of this building was a totally shoddy and loveless job and it shows. I will definitely not renew my lease and I would move tomorrow if I could.
I live in the building and support the tenants association.
One day early January I returned home only to find that water was pouring down the Clermont Ave side facade of the building. The empty commercial unit next to Walgreens was flooded about a foot high and water was leaking through the ceiling of the garage underneath as well. My husband and I rushed upstairs to see what was going on. The water was coming from an apartment on the 2nd floor, steam and hot water were coming from underneath the front door. I called the fire brigade and they opened the door to find the apartment flooded in hot water, spraying out of the burst heating pipes. The water was about 1.5 feet high throughout the apartment. The fire brigade told me that the pipes had not been welded correctly and that similar accidents could happen anywhere in the building. Also, none of the heating units in the building had been insulated, which had caused the pipes to freeze in the first place. The small picture posted above is of the flooded apartment, after the damaged wooden floor had been removed.
This is only one of several incidents that have taken place in the building. The owners and management are addressing the issues, but still it is hard to deny that the construction of this building was a totally shoddy and loveless job and it shows. I will definitely not renew my lease and I would move tomorrow if I could.
Posted by: Rita at March 1, 2009 8:25 PM in response to A Rocky Start at The Clermont