TROY — The owner of Harbour Point Gardens began repairs of the unsafe buildings in the apartment complex Friday by removing the decaying brick facades that were determined to be a hazard to residents, Mayor Patrick Madden said.
About 100 residents were evacuated from 58 units owned by 182 Delaware LLC Thursday after the city engineering firm found them to be unsafe due to the buckling of the brick facades. The city ordered the evacuation to protect residents.
The north side of the apartment building at 152-154 Delaware Ave. in South Troy was covered in a blue tarp showing where repair work had started.
“182 Delaware has begun demolition work to remove the bricks that pose the immediate threats to the wellbeing of the residents,” Madden said in a video statement. “It is our hope the landlord will continue to work expeditiously so that residents are able to return to their homes soon.”
The owners and managers of 182 Delaware brought in an engineer and inspected the site Friday morning. A member of the company group said they intended to have repairs done as quickly as possible to restore the 58 units to a safe condition. There are 124 units in the 11-building apartment complex.
LaBella Associates of Latham, the engineering firm hired by the city after complaints were received in May about the condition of the apartment complex identified six buildings where the brick wall veneer was in an unsafe condition. These buildings included 138-142 Delaware Ave., 146-150 Delaware Ave., 152-154 Delaware Ave., 170-174 Delaware Ave., 176-180 Delaware Ave. and 184-188 Delaware Ave.
The LaBella report that several buildings did not meet state code due to holes in exterior walls, veneers not properly anchored and joints between the windows and the building envelope not maintained, weather resistant or water tight.
“If the brick veneers fail, it could be catastrophic to…
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