Do not know the specifics,it was not detailed in the article,if I was to speculate I would say that there was no band aid fix for the other ones and they require a complete replacement.
They are being sued by the design group because they have been unable to secure funding in a timely manner,most likely the banks laughed at the $800 per month rent.
It looks like they are better off emptying the building of residents and mothballing it until they can renovate at market rates,save a lot of headaches,the ones living there at that rate would just have to find another place to move to,my guess is they can’t which is why they are still there,now it looks like they are going to be demanding a market rate rental at a reduced rate.
So they are on month to month lease,less headaches to just clear the building.
Why risk the $1500 per day fine on an elevator that they just fixed and do not know how long it will remain in service and how long it will be out of service should it break tomorrow.
Next the city will force their hand and it will be more feasible to demolish it,the city just had to strong arm and say $1500 per day fine,how much is it going to cost the city taxpayers to provide housing for those residents?
Things happen in old buildings,not that anybody wants them to but one cannot really expect to live in an old building and think it is going to be like a 2022 building.
What does $800 per month get you in Detroit as far as living quarters,where I am at that’s what you will pay to live in a shed in somebody’s back yard or rent a room in a shared house in a not very nice neighborhood.
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