![]() ![]() “The last thing I knew was everything is okay,” Olmedillo said. Olmedillo said he did not recall the email, or hearing any other concerns about the tower’s stability. In an interview with the Miami Herald after the collapse, he said he did not remember getting the report. Reuters could not reach Prieto, who left his post last year. The next morning, Prieto emailed the town manager, Guillermo Olmedillo, to say the meeting “went very well” and that “all main concerns over their forty year recertification process were addressed.” The town disclosed a copy of the email. Minutes of the meeting show Prieto told the group that “it appears the building is in very good shape.” Waterproofing was among the issues they discussed. The town’s top building official, Ross Prieto, met with the association’s board two days after receiving a copy of the engineering report, according to an email and minutes of the meeting released by the town. The firm put the price of needed repairs at more than $9 million, according to an estimate released by the town. It also found “abundant cracking” in the building’s underground parking garage and said “most of the concrete deterioration needs to be repaired in a timely fashion.” “Failure to replace the waterproofing in the near future will cause the extent of the concrete deterioration to expand exponentially,” Morabito Consultants said in a report made public on the town’s website. The lawsuit said the association “failed to maintain the common elements and the outside walls of the building.” It was settled in 2017, according to a court filing.Īn engineering firm hired by the condo association to review the tower ahead of a mandatory recertification process for buildings that reach 40 years in age issued a report warning of “major structural damage” to concrete underneath the pool and entrance drive that it traced to insufficient drainage. ![]() Resident Matilde Fainstein filed a lawsuit against Champlain Towers South Condominium Association, which owns the building, for water damages exceeding $15,000. The following is a timeline of some of the issues raised: (Reuters) – The condominium tower that collapsed near Miami in the early hours of June 24, killing at least 11 people and leaving dozens more missing in the ruins, had faced years of scrutiny over its deteriorating condition.Ĭourt documents, along with emails and other records released by officials in Surfside, Florida, show repeated concerns about structural problems in the 12-story Champlain Towers South building, built in 1981, but none suggested it was in danger of falling. ![]()
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