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Board pauses decision on 780 Post Street elevator after day-long hearing on safety and displacement

Abatement Appeals Board · August 15, 2018
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Summary

After testimony from inspectors, an elevator technician, an architect and the building owner, the Abatement Appeals Board continued its decision on the order of abatement for 780 Post Street for one month to allow the owner and department to produce a more detailed plan balancing safety, accessibility and tenant displacement.

The Abatement Appeals Board voted unanimously to continue the case of 780 Post Street for one month after a detailed hearing about an elevator that inspectors say "starts and stops abruptly" and "jolts" riders.

James Sambon Matsue, acting chief housing inspector for the department, described multiple inspections and photos showing persistent leveling and stopping problems and recommended that the order of abatement be upheld. "We received a complaint 8 months ago … the elevator starts and stops abruptly," Matsue said, presenting reinspection…

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