Neighboring Apartment Parapet Falls (2)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Local Section B4
Concrete falls, section of Harvard St. closed
City building inspectors closed a section of the roadway surrounding 34 Chestnut St. after determining the parapet of the apartment building is in danger of falling.
The inspection came a day after the parapet on the Harvard Street side of the building separated from the roof, crashing onto the street and breaking into chunks. No one was injured, but safety officials noted people walk by regularly. A car was damaged by a section of the mortar, just after a passenger had walked away from it.
David F. Holden, the city's director of Code Enforcement, said yesterday he, another building inspector and a structural engineer hired by the building owner had examined the roof and determined it was unsafe.
He said the area surrounding the building will remain closed until the entire parapet is removed. He added that the structural engineer estimated that work would begin Monday. The building is managed by Micozzi Management Inc.
Mr. Holden said it appears water collecting on the roof had caused the mortar to deteriorate over time, and that the building owners probably never knew the deterioration was occurring. No one has been charged or cited, he noted.
Date: 11/24/05 Category: News
Concrete falls, section of Harvard St. closed
City building inspectors closed a section of the roadway surrounding 34 Chestnut St. after determining the parapet of the apartment building is in danger of falling.
The inspection came a day after the parapet on the Harvard Street side of the building separated from the roof, crashing onto the street and breaking into chunks. No one was injured, but safety officials noted people walk by regularly. A car was damaged by a section of the mortar, just after a passenger had walked away from it.
David F. Holden, the city's director of Code Enforcement, said yesterday he, another building inspector and a structural engineer hired by the building owner had examined the roof and determined it was unsafe.
He said the area surrounding the building will remain closed until the entire parapet is removed. He added that the structural engineer estimated that work would begin Monday. The building is managed by Micozzi Management Inc.
Mr. Holden said it appears water collecting on the roof had caused the mortar to deteriorate over time, and that the building owners probably never knew the deterioration was occurring. No one has been charged or cited, he noted.
Date: 11/24/05 Category: News
posted by kingchrisg at 10:44 AM
1 Comments:
man! i hope nothing like that happens while i'm aimlessly walking around below... but i've thought how easily that could happen before. nice backyard journalism!
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