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A 14-Story Co-op Faced Falling Concrete in the Wake of Hurricane Irene
Written by Tom Soter on October 29, 2014
In the last few years, the board members of Northbridge Park, the 14-story co-op in Fort Lee, New Jersey, have overseen the replacement of the cooling tower and the repair of the windows, elevators, hallways and roof. They also have plans to replace the chiller; install new exhaust fans (with variable, energy-saving speeds); and restore the garage deck.
Following the water infiltration caused by heavy rainstorms and Hurricane Irene, the board commissioned a $10,000 engineering study from Rand Engineering & Architecture. "We had a study done as to what the useful lives would be; what the estimated cost would be," Allan Heussinger, chairman of the engineering committee, explains. "What are the priorities? That way, we knew where we have to go. We wanted to do that methodically."
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