After the completion of emergency repairs, and another inspection, all evacuated residents at a building in Brunswick Point Apartment Homes in Leland have been allowed to return, according to a news release from the town.
Last week, reports of two separate injuries at 1008 Hunterstone Drive prompted the Town of Leland to evacuate a portion of the building on April 14. Inspectors found structurally compromised stairways and started the condemnation process on all buildings at the complex but the issue was serious enough at one building to be a violation of the N.C. Fire Code.
First- and second-floor residents of the building were able to return to their units on Friday and third-floor residents were granted access on Tuesday, said Hilary Snow, communications officer.
The Town of Leland started the condemnation process for all 12 buildings within one apartment complex on Wednesday following structural issues on multiple stairways.
According to a press release from the town, it received two separate reports of injuries Wednesday morning at one building of Brunswick Point Apartment Homes, located at 1008 Hunterstone Drive, and evacuated certain units.
According to a report from Leland Fire and Rescue, a pizza delivery person fell through the concrete steps at the building on Tuesday night. There is another report of a woman falling through the steps the following day.
During inspections at Brunswick Point, Leland building inspectors identified structurally compromised stairways and issued notices of condemnation of the complex’s 11 other buildings.
Town of Leland condemns apartment buildings citing safety issues
Leland apartment complex condemned, one building evacuated By WECT Staff | April 14, 2021 at 6:47 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 11:50 PM
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Two separate reports of injuries incurred on a Leland apartment buildingâs stairways have resulted in the Brunswick Point Apartment Homes being condemned Wednesday, April 14.
According to a Leland Fire Department report, a Dominoâs delivery driver was injured in the early hours of Wednesday morning when a concrete step âcaved in.â
At 11:31 am Wednesday morning Leland Police Department were called out because another step caved in when a woman stepped on it. The report describes her ankle as âmessed up.â