Mount Vernon tenants seek answers after broken pipe flood damage
The apartment complex was flooded on Feb. 3 after a sprinkler pipe burst during freezing temperatures, sending water through all floors.
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Tenants displaced by last week’s flooding at 625 Macquesten Pkwy. are still searching for clarity about where they can live — and whether their building is safe.
The apartment complex was flooded on Feb. 3 after a sprinkler pipe burst during freezing temperatures, sending water through all floors. Since then, residents say they’ve received conflicting information from building management.
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“We’re being lied to directly,” said resident Deno Jordan, who claims tenants were falsely told the building had been condemned. He worries about health and safety, especially with asthma and the challenge of moving belongings on short notice.
At a meeting organized by Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, the city made clear it has not ordered residents to leave and does not consider the building uninhabitable. The mayor also provided tenants with support service contacts and shared a letter from MAC Realty LLC, the owner, outlining a possible four to six month remediation timeline.
For some, the uncertainty has been too much.
“This whole experience has been chaotic,” said resident Sasheika Tomlinson. “I’m ready to move on.”
