New Construction on Franklin Avenue Holding Up Well
From a reader… I lived in a neighborhood with a bunch of terrible landlords, on Franklin Avenue at Willoughby, that never did any work on our building and built crappy buildings all around us these past few years. That’s why we wound up moving. The rest of the tenants in the building have remained, however,…
From a reader…
I lived in a neighborhood with a bunch of terrible landlords, on Franklin Avenue at Willoughby, that never did any work on our building and built crappy buildings all around us these past few years. That’s why we wound up moving. The rest of the tenants in the building have remained, however, and I still hang out there a lot. Last Sunday we were sitting on the stoop when we saw this, located next door to our old building. I’ve been thinking about it every day since, so I had my friend send me some pics. This can’t be safe can it? It’s gonna fall over onto my friend’s building. And this building is maybe five years old. Maybe.
Surprise, surprise. GMAP
Here’s a photo of the building next door that shows the setback.
It’s not going to fall over, but it’s not making the case that these hastily constructed wonders will last all that long either. These “bricks” are more decorative than structural, as they are only a one layer veneer over cinderblock.
I’d look at the whole picture – the rust stains over the door, and what looks like soot by the vent, but is more likely black paint, neither explanation excusing some shoddy maintainance. The conditions on the interiors would really tell the tale. If it’s still there in 20 years, the whole building will need an overhaul, inside and out.
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Bingo, BRG, bingo.
Mr. B. Check your photos…it doesn’t make sense.
photo on left looks like the buildings abutt. Photo on right, building is a corner condition with a space between building and a concrete incline with a fence.
Something ain’t jiving.
Come on people…look at the photo…it’s a photo of the left side of the building…you can see it faces down the stairs in the front of the building.
case closed
I’m not saying it’s not shoddy, Dave – it most certainly is. I’m saying that from these two photos, it is not clear that circled area on the building at the left is the area depicted in the photo on the right.
Photo on the left is a left corner…..photo on the right is a right corner…
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ENY…what more evidence is necessary that it’s shoddy construction????