Caught At Residence Throughout Pandemic, Development Noise Driving Some Individuals Nuts – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) – You sent us an email, you tweeted us, you posted on Facebook. Morning Insiders continue to investigate complaints about construction noise while people are stuck at home.
Lauren Victory of CBS 2 investigated why condominium conversions are allowed in Chicago and banned in other cities.
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From rehab units to building-wide brickwork, the construction noise drives some people crazy.
A disgruntled Steve Dishler posted a video on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Twitter page about construction noise in his Lakeview building after management, his city council and the Department of Buildings said nothing illegal was happening so the work did not stop can be
“A thousand people live in this building. The students are obviously unable to carry out their work. Parents cannot rest their babies during the day. I cannot do my job. It’s incredibly inconsiderate, ”he said.
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– Steve Dishler (@SteveDishler) April 22, 2020
How many other people are fed up with recording their moves in public? CBS 2 reviewed the 311 logs. Within a few minutes’ walk of Dishler’s building, two complaints about equipment noise have been filed in the past 20 days.
CBS 2 asked Governor JB Pritzker’s office why condominium remodeling and facade work were not on hold until the stay at home order was cleared.
Consider other cities like Boston that have stopped construction since March unless it’s an emergency. San Francisco limited the crew to health and public works projects. Elective additions and maintenance are prohibited in Dallas. so is remodeling.
In Illinois, the governor’s stay at home makes construction an essential business.
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Although the mayor can shut down the lakefront and large parks, city officials said they had opted for condominium associations to call for building construction to be stopped.
This might be a mystery to some housing associations.
“We as the building’s representative could be sued for unauthorized conclusions from a contract,” an anonymous woman told us about the ongoing construction work on her condominium building.
She said it was impossible to get anything done with all the noise the work made.
“I was sometimes unable to attend work meetings because it was so loud,” she said. “When I asked how long it was going to be, they said they still have a lot of woodwork to do.”
The threat of bills prevented the apartment sign from putting down the gavel for renovation work in the building.
“I just think that the state shouldn’t make them choose between taking legal action and protecting residents,” the woman said.
CBS 2 never heard directly from the governor’s office, but Pritzker answered a question about city rules at Monday’s press conference.
“The communities have the option to have stricter rules than we have proposed on any subject,” he said.
A city spokesman reiterated that residents can call 311 with noise complaints.
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