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Since 1981, when residents began moving into Village Woods Retirement Community, thousands of senior citizens have come to the sprawling former Holiday Inn near Crete to spend their later years. Now, three months after the announcement Village Woods will close, the doors to that campus are locked, rooms are emptied and the lights are shut off. Missing from the building are the 84 residents and ...
Weeks after residents of Village Woods Senior Living Community near Crete were told the facility would close due to recently discovered structural damage in the main building, questions remain about next steps for employees and residents. A news release announcing the closure stated concrete spalling was discovered in many of the rooms. The cost of repairs as well as the disruption they would ...
Leyla santiago with the details on that. >> reporter: a new report. an independent review of champlain tower south budget. the review done just over a year before the building collapsed wasn't a good one. the 99-page report underscores the building's anemic financial reserves combined with the need for structural repairs. the review included a diligent visual inspection of the building incorporated with an engineering analysis done prior to the reserve report. it shows that several components of the building had zero years of remaining useful life, including the entrance deck and garage where ...
The weather also poses a risk for rescuers. there's fear of lightning strikes as the teams move through this rubble and steel. we are also learning about more red flags raised about the building's structural integrity before the collapse. less than three months ago the head of the condo association board sent a letter to residents warning that the structural damage in the building had gotten significantly worse since it was spelled out in that 2018 inspection report. quote, when you can visually see the concrete spalling, meaning cracking, that means the rebar holding it together is rusting an...
Walkthrough of -- of the property. initially, walked through the lobby, walked through the pool area. didn't notice anything particularly alarming. he was being escorted by a building employee, who then walked him downstairs to the north part of the building. and in the garage, below. and that's where he -- he told us that he saw deep-standing water in the parking garage that he -- he found odd and concerning. he asked the employee what it was about, at the time. the -- the employee said it was probably a waterproofing issue that was going to be fixed. then, he was led over to the south side, ...