Unsafe Buildings
700-756 West 4th Street
- Case Date:
- 1/11/2013
704 W. 4th St. I couldn't find a category for this in uReport, but I know HAND deals with this. This rental property has an upholstered chair sitting on the front porch that needs to be removed.
- Case Date:
- 3/20/2013
Who do I contact to inspect a house in my neighborhood that has been abandoned and may need to be Condemned?
- Case Date:
- 8/19/2013
I am writing this in regards to an elevator issue in which I was apart of at Smallwood Plaza. I am concerned about the safety hazard their elevators pose.
On July 26, 2013
3:30 pm
I had just come home from work at about 3:00 pm. I parked my car in the B1 garage of Smallwood so I could move my things back and forth easily. I went up to my apartment (the elevator seemed normal at this time), put my phone to charge, rested a bit, and then went back down to my car because I was moving. After packing my car, I went back to the elevator to go back upstairs to my apartment, on the 7th floor. I keyed my card to go up, the elevator started rising, and I heard a peculiar sound. The best way I can describe this sound is that it sounded like chains rubbing against each other. Then, the elevator shook and jolted. Luckily, I didn't get hurt, but I was forced to the other side of the elevator because of the jolt. I immediately pressed the emergency button as well as the alarm button. After waiting for 5 minutes with no response, having no phone because I had left it to charge, I started to panic and hyperventilate. I waited for 30 minutes alone in this elevator. I looked for the emergency phone in the box and was horrified to see that it wasn't there. I had pressed the emergency button for 30 minutes. I had looked up at the security camera thinking, "can't you see me?!" Thirty minutes later, a girl on the other side of the elevator said: "is anyone in there?
I replied: "yes can you please open the elevator?!"
"I can't it's not opening. I will go get help, ok?"
I was thankful that someone had heard me. A couple of minutes later, a maintenance guy showed up. He opened the elevator with his hands, and gave me his hand so I could climb down because the elevator was stuck in between floors. It took a little more than a week to fix the elevator.
After my incident, I first talked to someone in the City of Bloomington building and he said to talk to Smallwood first and then report back if nothing was resolved. I talked to the Smallwood office management. Their response to me was "It happens, it's normal."
Appalled, I said, "Well, will you let me know what happened?"
and she replied "what do you mean" and I said: "well, with the elevator..." and she said: "I can take your name and number and have my manager call you" Whitney, the woman I had this short conversation with, seemed to be completely dry and not concerned about this situation. I never heard from the manager or the office.
I find this issue to be a huge safety hazard to the public. Please let me know what will be done about this situation.
Thank you,
Priscilla Massey
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2013
There is an abandoned house located behind my home(5015 S Rogers St) that is unsafe and is attracting young people who break the windows, hang out in the house, generally doing no good. Multiple neighbors fear for our own safety and our property due to this abandoned property.
Unsafe Buildings
1001-1049 N Woodburn Ave
- Case Date:
- 5/7/2012
Hello.
There is a utility pole that looms over my house in the alley way that connects to my driveway. It has substantially eroded at the bottom, and I'm worried that it will topple. Can someone come out and take a look, please?
Thanks
Kevin
- Case Date:
- 6/29/2012
I recently stayed at the Motel 6 in Bloomington. The room smelled like urine and the floorboards were broken. I don't know if that is grounds for an inspection, but it sure didn't seem like the building was being maintained properly. The room I stayed in was #102. Thank you.
Unsafe Buildings
1601-1699 S Buffstone Ct
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2012
I am here to report a safety issue on the location above. There is a tree branch laying on top of the street for almost one year. It seems the branch can fall on the street anytime. Please take care of it before it hurts any one.
Thank you.
- Case Date:
- 6/5/2017
501 N Dunn, unsafe staircase
- Case Date:
- 6/19/2017
216 E 10th St
Railing split, unsafe
Unsafe Buildings
314 E 8th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/28/2017
A large front window on this home has been busted. This makes Grant Street Inn guests and people in the neighborhood feel unsafe.