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Date: June 29, 2021 at 13:42:33
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was 'Signif |
URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-miami-area-condo-collapse/2021/06/29/1011280545/letter-from-condo-board-warned-buildings-damage-has-gotten-significantly-worse |
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Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete
Damage Was 'Significantly Worse'
NPR
June 29, 2021
Before a large portion of Champlain Towers South came
smashing down, the building's condo board sent a
letter to residents noting significant deterioration
and explaining the need for a $15 million special
assessment to be paid by members.
The letter obtained by NPR, and first published in
full by The Wall Street Journal, was sent before the
condominium association's board meeting in April. It
is signed by Jean Wodnicki, president of the board of
directors of the condo association.
In the letter, Wodnicki said discussion of
construction and the related expenses had stretched
for months and years. "As this work has become so all-
consuming for us, this summary could perhaps be called
a report on the 'State of the Building,' " she wrote.
The memo outlined how engineer Frank Morabito was
hired in 2018 to do an inspection of the building and
provide an initial estimate in advance of its required
40-year inspection in 2021.
But since then, Wodnicki wrote, the cost of the work
had increased as the building's condition had
deteriorated significantly and visibly.
"Among other things, that estimate indicated that the
concrete damage observed would begin to multiply
exponentially over the years, and indeed the
observable damage such as in the garage has gotten
significantly worse since the initial inspection,"
Wodnicki wrote. "When you can visually see the
concrete spalling (cracking), that means that the
rebar holding it together is rusting and deteriorating
beneath the surface.
And she warned that the scope of work had expanded
since the initial 2018 report: "The concrete
deterioration is accelerating. The roof situation got
much worse, so extensive roof repairs had to be
incorporated."
The cost for such extensive repairs appears to have
been a cause for concern for owners of units in the
building. Morabito's 2018 estimate for repairs had
been $9.1 million, but that figure had risen to $15
million when the letter was written.
"For those who believe we are assessing too much, this
shows that we are actually under-assessing a bit
according to estimates," Wodnicki wrote. "For
everyone, I acknowledge that we are talking about a
huge project and a very large assessment. Your Board
of Directors is working very hard to bring this
project to fruition."
Wodnicki wrote that everything in her letter had
already been presented, discussed and voted on.
"We have discussed, debated, and argued for years now,
and will continue to do so for years to come as
different items come into play." Read the full letter
here:
see more at link
NPR's Brian Mann contributed to this report.
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Date: June 29, 2021 at 17:55:16
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was... |
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The repair work got stuck in the red tape.
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Date: June 29, 2021 at 20:30:31
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was... |
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There are three of these Champlain Towers condo's in same vicinity by seemingly the same developer. The "sisters" to the one
that had a partial collapse (Champlain Towers South) are Champlain Towers East and Champlain Towers North. Thought to post
here and see what if anything else develops in terms of issues with the two other sisters....Champlain Towers East was
mentioned in an article I happened across today concerning the safety of a pillar in the garage.
https://nypost.com/2021/06/29/neighboring-buildings-worry-about-safety-after-fla-condo-collapse/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/06/29/champlain-condo-associations-speed-up-efforts-to-make-repairs-at-sister-towers/
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