Scaffolding is up on
part of one side of The Plaza Condominium high-rise at 400
E. Bay St. on the Downtown Northbank.
“We’re just maintaining the outside of the building. We are
restoring it to its original glory,” said property manager
Laura Nadel on July 6.
The Plaza Condominium at Berkman Plaza and Marina is a
22-story, 209-unit high-rise completed in 2003 with a pool
and other amenities.
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Nadel said she expects
the work to take a year. It started on the side of the
building facing the St. Johns River.
The city issued a permit June 16 for exterior stucco
repairs. Valcourt Exterior Building Services of Florida is
the contractor for the $2.48 million project.
The owner is The Plaza Condominium Association at Berkman
Plaza Inc. Valcourt is based in Bradenton.
Jacksonville-based Woods Engineering Inc. is the project
engineer.
The project, called Phase 1 on plans, is described as a wall
envelope remediation and balcony repair.
“Phase 1 work is a partial repair and is limited to areas of
relatively high visual indicators of stucco distress and
reported water intrusion,” said the Phase 1 construction set
by Woods Engineering.
It said that ultimately, it is anticipated that all areas of
stucco cladding will need to be replaced “due to known
defective conditions.” That is not part of the current
contract.
Nadel said the work involves replacing some stucco and
repainting. “Nothing very exciting,” she said. |
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The project started on the side of the building
facing the St. Johns River.
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She said some stucco repairs are
typical during routine maintenance for the Plaza, as a
high-rise. “It is our understanding that The Plaza does not
require complete re-cladding provided routine exterior
maintenance is completed on a 7-10 year repeat schedule in
line with what one might expect from similar high-rise
buildings.”
Nadel said that with other Downtown projects being planned,
“we want to make sure that we are as pretty as everything
that is coming.”
