The Hamilton Spectator

NEW STREET GRIEF

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“A suggestion was made that we paint our balcony railings a lighter colour to give a better exterior appearance to the building. We know that we cannot have the work done from the balconies since they are unsafe and the railings in some cases have rusted right through, and in many cases, are no longer attached to the floor slab or to the building wall.” 2014 NOTICE FROM PROPERTY MANAGER WILSON BLANCHARD MANAGEMENT INC.

“(A board member) stated that the Corporatio­n is able only to carry out normal operating items and repairs to the building, and that legal costs have severely eroded the Corporatio­n’s resources.” MINUTES FROM 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

“An owner asked why a contractor had attended the building with a boom truck to remove concrete from balcony slab edges. (The property manager) explained that an owner had emailed her a photo of the corner of a balcony slab edge, where a piece was in danger of imminent failure. Accordingl­y, Tritan Contractin­g was called on an urgent basis to remove the loose piece of concrete.” MINUTES FROM 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING “No Statements of Defence were filed by Walbrook Constructi­on or H.R. Peele. It is understood that these Defendants no longer exist. In turn, every Defendant that filed a Statement also filed a ‘Crossclaim,’ holding another Defendant liable for the structural deficienci­es. Restated, all of the participat­ing Defendants are now suing each other.” 2011 LETTER TO TENANTS FROM SMITHVALER­IOTE LAW FIRM LLP

“The Corporatio­n maintains Com

prehensive All Risk Coverage on the property in the amount of $9,504,872.00. This amount is representa­tive of the approximat­e cost to rebuild the entire corporatio­n to the original ‘as built’ state in the event of a peril. This does not cover the building structural issues as currently identified.” 2011 LETTER TO TENANTS FROM PROPERTY MANAGER WILSON BLANCHARD MANAGEMENT

“It is our opinion that the subject condominiu­m building occupied by (the condo corporatio­n) at 2411 New Street, Burlington was not originally constructe­d to the requiremen­ts of the 1965 National Building Code of Canada … It is also our opinion that prior to the building being converted to a condominiu­m residence, the City of Burlington should have confirmed that the building complied with the 1997 Ontario Building Code …” 2014 CCI GROUP STRUCTURAL SLABS REPORT PREPARED FOR SMITHVALER­IOTE LAW FIRM

 ??  ?? Residents have been told not to put too much weight on their balconies.
Residents have been told not to put too much weight on their balconies.

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