water leaks

Seven condo owners in the City-owned Hilton Hotel and 99 unit 5 Fifty Five condo project are suing the city-backed non-profit developer for noise problems and water leakage damage.

The impacted units are located under a catering kitchen that is reportedly loud and susceptible to water leaks into the units below.

According to the Statesman:

Austin Water loses 11% of its product through leaky pipes, but the team addressing it is fraught with racial tension. (via Save Water Save Money)

After a tenant lawsuit and a recent foreclosure posting, it looks as if 27 of the 44 long-vacant remaining units in the Sabine are finally headed to auction on February 28th.

The Sabine is an 80-unit condo conversion project of a mostly-empty office building on Waller Creek into a new condo project adjoining the Hilton Garden Inn on 5th Street near I-35.

The project was completed in 2007 and the majority of units still remain vacant although they have been removed from the market due to pending litigation.

Some condo projects are better than others. After reading a story in the New York Times, I can safely say that the worst condo project in the country is not in Austin.

This week, 35 residents of The Sabine filed suit against the developers for list of problems that the condo owners say have been ongoing for month.

The Sabine is an 80-unit condo conversion project of a mostly-empty office building on Waller Creek into a new condo project adjoining the Hilton Garden Inn on 5th Street near I-35.

The project was completed last year although many units still remain on the market.

According to the residents: