On December 18th, a crew was on the property working and building permit and required code notices were posted prominently at the entrance to the property.
The good news is that the temporary stairs on the side of Building B and the back of Building A have been removed and construction of new stairs begun on Building B. The bad news is that, as of this posting, and contrary to the stipulation from the Fire Marshall's notice posted, that has shut down two of the three stairs available for exiting the building now.
The video below documents that there is no exit possible from the top floor of either Building A or Building B without going to the front of the building and using the only stairs now open. The first part of the video shows how long the hallway in A is, where there are 16 apartments, before you can get to the front of the building and the second part shows the shorter hallway leading to the side of B.
These two photos, both taken today, show that progress has been made constructing the new stairs on the side of Building B and that the temporary stairs are gone from the back of Building A.
Other good news is that there is now more lighting in the front of the building, where the bottom of the stairs was so dark (see October 18th post).
A couple of lights attached to the lumber used to bolster the front landing and stairs until they're replaced makes a lot of difference in being able to safely navigate the bottom couple of stairs. This is especially important, because in an emergency, these are now the only stairs available for those people living in 24 apartments (16 on the third floor of Building A and 8 on the second floor of Building B).
