EDITOR: “We had a team of consultants…on-site personnel, the general contractor, subcontractors, and the New Hanover County Inspections department looking after our interest and we felt like that was sufficient” lamented Lucien Ellison, senior managing partner of East West Partners for the developer of River Place. Obviously, this was not enough oversight for the $80 million mixed-use and defect-infested downtown building.
As the StarNews recently reported, this brand-new building suffers from mildew, poorly installed drywall, plumbing issues and negative air pressure which causes outside air to freely enter some units.
With apartment residents paying as much as $3,458 per month and condos purchases exceeding $1 million dollars, one would think that renters and owners would expect some degree of quality to their building’s construction. Sadly, at River Place, such is not the case.