Inspectors Visit Northpoint Building
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On Wednesday, April 19, three Building Department inspectors and one Fire Department inspector spent approx. 1 hour writing violations and taking photographs of the AIMCO managed building located at 7628-36 North Bosworth. The inspectors were accompanied by two police officers in an unmarked patrol car.
Five young people, who were outside the entrance of the building all morning, quickly disappeared into the several courtyard entrances of the building through the propped open security door. This door has been open for a over a week and still is.
When their inspection was complete, the inspectors and the officers discussed whether they should walk or drive to the next building that was on their list.
When asked how many buildings they intended to visit, one inspector said "Oh, lots of them"
He could not confirm or deny that the list included the 12 AIMCO managed properties but responded "Hhmm, maybe." and all four vehicles drove away a short time later.
A call to the Alderman's office was made and Kevin Cosgrove returned the call Thursday to confirm that the Alderman's office had not initiated this coordinated inspection.
In a related matter, there is an obvious increase in overall police presence in the North of Howard neighborhood by this observer. This has been verified by other neighborhood residents who have noticed the increase in patrol cars, especially during the day. There appears to be a coordinated effort to discourage quality of life activities such as loitering and loud and disruptive behavior on the street.
I have witnessed 6 such interventions in the past 2 weeks. The groups who last year, routinely milled around Tony's and the food store located in the Broadmoor building are gone. Additionally, Urban Equities' recent take over the management of The Broadmoor from IMC, has also helped. There are now two security guards who routinely patrol the street from Howard along the entire property line on Bosworth.
While there are these improvements elsewhere, the above mentioned Northpoint building remains a potential trouble spot. People routinely loiter and walk in and out of the building due to the lack of security and propped open door. If for some reason the door happens to be locked, people have been seen climbing over the gate to gain entry. The only visible AIMCO management presence is a maintenance person who sweeps the debris from the street once in the morning.
The Objective Observer
On Wednesday, April 19, three Building Department inspectors and one Fire Department inspector spent approx. 1 hour writing violations and taking photographs of the AIMCO managed building located at 7628-36 North Bosworth. The inspectors were accompanied by two police officers in an unmarked patrol car.
Five young people, who were outside the entrance of the building all morning, quickly disappeared into the several courtyard entrances of the building through the propped open security door. This door has been open for a over a week and still is.
When their inspection was complete, the inspectors and the officers discussed whether they should walk or drive to the next building that was on their list.
When asked how many buildings they intended to visit, one inspector said "Oh, lots of them"
He could not confirm or deny that the list included the 12 AIMCO managed properties but responded "Hhmm, maybe." and all four vehicles drove away a short time later.
A call to the Alderman's office was made and Kevin Cosgrove returned the call Thursday to confirm that the Alderman's office had not initiated this coordinated inspection.
In a related matter, there is an obvious increase in overall police presence in the North of Howard neighborhood by this observer. This has been verified by other neighborhood residents who have noticed the increase in patrol cars, especially during the day. There appears to be a coordinated effort to discourage quality of life activities such as loitering and loud and disruptive behavior on the street.
I have witnessed 6 such interventions in the past 2 weeks. The groups who last year, routinely milled around Tony's and the food store located in the Broadmoor building are gone. Additionally, Urban Equities' recent take over the management of The Broadmoor from IMC, has also helped. There are now two security guards who routinely patrol the street from Howard along the entire property line on Bosworth.
While there are these improvements elsewhere, the above mentioned Northpoint building remains a potential trouble spot. People routinely loiter and walk in and out of the building due to the lack of security and propped open door. If for some reason the door happens to be locked, people have been seen climbing over the gate to gain entry. The only visible AIMCO management presence is a maintenance person who sweeps the debris from the street once in the morning.
The Objective Observer
2 Comments:
This is great news! Thanks for the report!
hey hugh-
no problem. these inspectors were definitely on a mission.
finally got a pic without being noticed.
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