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Remediation of Vacant Commercial Space at Main Street Triangle Parking Structure - Proposal
History
The parking structure at 9650 143rd Street was constructed as part of the downtown area in conjunction with the University of Chicago Medical Center. The parking deck structure was initially placed into service on November 15, 2015. The building includes an area for future commercial/retail space on the northeast corner. The commercial/retail space is an unimproved shell with a stone floor, exposed ceiling (roof deck), concrete and masonry walls and plywood covered window openings. The space lacks electricity, lighting and ventilation. Water and sanitary sewer services are stubbed into the space for future plumbing. The space was left unimproved to provide the most flexibility to any prospective tenant. Installation of any of the typical amenities would have been at a significant extra cost and potentially would not have met the needs of the tenant. Standard cellulose (paper) based fire protectant was applied to all steel components per Village code. The application was made to the roof underdeck, trusses beams and columns.
As an unoccupied and unimproved space there was no known reason to conduct regular inspections or expect issues to arise. In Fall of 2017, Building Maintenance staff received a smoke alarm fault signal that was traced to the space. The smoke alarm was determined to have failed due to high humidity. Upon entering the area, a growth was observed on the cellulose fire retardant. Staff contacted industrial hygienists to find the appropriate firm with expertise in dealing with the type of conditions encountered. These unexpected issues, that staff could not have foreseen, were also confirmed by the industrial hygienist consultant. Proposals were obtained from three firms between October and December 2017. The decision was made to move forward with the Weaver Consulting Group (Weaver) as the selected consultant in December, 2017. After workin...
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