The extensive work required to make the Financial District parking deck safe was laid bare in a 2010 engineering report after the owners of the Ann Street building were slapped with a violation sum…
, had a lengthy history of structural issues that required substantial repairs — including huge, 11-foot-long cracks in the walls and roof, engineering docs obtained by The Post show.
“The repairs were severe enough that they were told to inspect them in front of an engineer. That tells you everything you need to know.” The schematics also called for temporary jacks to be installed to shore up the walls on the ground and second floors. The report detailed a slew of needed repairs, including multiple 11-foot long wall cracks on the second floor and cracks in the roof measuring 10-feet and 4-feet.The conditions were first flagged in a 2009 violation summons issued by the city’s Department of Building against the property’s owners.The repair permits were lodged with the DOB in 2010 but it’s unclear — based on online records — if the repair work was ever finished.
The DOB wouldn’t comment when asked if the inspector had checked off the specific list of repairs flagged in the 2010 engineering report.
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