Tajanae Harris Coffey, a resident of The Lofts at 2025 (formerly The Darlington), used the committee’s public-comment period to ask the zoning committee for oversight and an investigation into ongoing unsafe housing conditions at her building.

"I've experienced ongoing unsafe housing conditions that I've documented for over a year," Coffey told the committee, listing "repeated mold growth totaling 4 times, 3 water intrusions into my closet," what she described as a contaminated HVAC system, expired elevator permits from 2023 and more than 200 false fire alarms since March 2024. She said leaking pipes, ceiling damage, unsecured electrical rooms and people living in stairwells have affected residents’ safety and health.

Coffey also said that on Aug. 29 "I actually had dog urine seep into my closet" and described an incident in which a prior resident was shot by a building security officer; she said that resident "ended up losing his right testicle" and was evicted shortly afterward. She said she began publicly documenting conditions on Nov. 13 and that six days later she received a lease termination she believes was retaliation for speaking out. "I'm asking the council for oversight and an investigation into the conditions at The Lofts at 2025," Coffey said, and offered to provide videos, photos and written documentation to any member willing to review it.

Chair Matt Westmoreland thanked Coffey for her comments and said he would give her his card so the committee could continue the conversation; no formal committee action or vote on the complaint was taken during the meeting. The public-comment exchange was limited to the three-minute period established by the committee.

The committee’s docket moved on to legislative business after the comment; Coffey’s request for oversight was entered into the public record and a committee member offered to follow up privately, but the meeting transcript records no formal referral, investigation timeline or staff assignment related to Coffey’s complaint.