PHOTOGRAPHS OF INADEQUATE SECURITY AND HYGIENE CONDITIONS AT THE LOFTS AT NOHO COMMONS
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August 4, 2008
TO:
Scott McCarter, Redwood Partners, Inc.
Scott Morrison, Legacy Partners Residential, Inc.
Mary O'Rourke, Legacy Partners Residential, Inc.
Octavio Sanchez, Legacy Partners Residential, Inc.
FROM:
Families residing at The Lofts at Noho Commons
I have taken over 1500 photos with visual proof of dates and times Thursday July 31, 2008 through Friday August 1, 2008 to document the state of The Lofts at Noho Commons. They can be found online at http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f282/loftsatnohocommons/ I was specifically looking for cameras, and lack thereof, and found very limited camera coverage, broken locks on the street level and stairwells, electronic devices not working properly to gain entry into the building, lights not working in some common areas, trash, and dog feces and urine, (not to mention I was stuck in the elevator to the left in the Chandler Boulevard elevator bank once again). I will post more as time is allotted, including those of a used condom and tampon in a stairwell a resident showed me on his cell phone, as well as a photo I found posted online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/messick/2120996758/ of blood inside one of the elevators by another resident. Her caption reads, “We saw this moving into our new apartment at the Lofts at the NoHo Commons. I had just left the elevator 5 minutes before, so someone must have just left with a bloody nose or something.” The photo was uploaded on December 18, 2007.
Regardless of what is seen in these photos, I ask Scott McCarter, of Redwood Partners, Inc., Scott Morrison, Mary O'Rourke, and Octavio Sanchez, of Legacy Partners Residential, Inc. to please take some time to review what is seen here. This is meant to provide information regarding the state of this residency. Please view this as a tool, and use it as such to help identify the security and the hygiene issues we are living with.
I am happy to say that some of these issues have been addressed since the photos were taken. Thank you, but feel they still need to be available for scrutiny, because all of the problems illustrated on these pages are either reoccurring on almost a daily basis, or have never been addressed. One security guard is very much welcome, but not enough. There are no mirrors anywhere, which could help families be aware of possible predators standing just out of the line of sight around a corner. The locks in the stairwells are a constant issue. The one for the fourth floor Northwest doorway has not locked for several weeks. It is a matter of time before the residents begin submitting written complaints to the health department, and soliciting environmental hygienists.
Please go to http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f282/loftsatnohocommons/http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f282/loftsatnohocommons/
I look forward to meeting with Mr. McCarter, and the representatives of Legacy Partners Residential, Inc. on August 6, 2008. Thank you once again.
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Thank you for everyone who was at the meeting last night, I especially would like to thank Rory Fitzpatrick from Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge's office, Captain Jon F. Peters and Senior Lead Officer John Catalano from the Los Angeles Police Department, North Hollywood Division, the representative from the Police Advisory Board, Scott McCarter of Redwood Partners, Inc., the representatives of Legacy Partners Residential, Inc. and the residents of The Lofts at Noho Commons.
I have already taken down most of the photos. They were made available for law enforcement, security and management to see. I am satisfied with the advancements management has begun. I do urge, everyone to be vigilant of their surroundings and be considerate to everyone's common space. Please, work together with management on continuing their efforts forward in a positive manner, as well as contacting the courtesy patrol officer for any security related issues. Thank you.
Blood in the Elevator
Uploaded on December 18, 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/messick/2120996758/
We saw this moving into our new apartment at the Lofts at the NoHo Commons. I had just left the elevator 5 minutes before, so someone must have just left with a bloody nose or something.
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