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New L&I rule may be out of proportion to family’s grief

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Real Estate Law on Jul 25, 2014.

Progress continues in the city’s efforts to transform Department of Licenses and Inspections procedures, according to Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. The city made a commitment to its residents following the June 5, 2013, Market Street building collapse, and a new signage regulation unveiled last week is part of that initiative, he continued. For critics of L&I and, perhaps, the mayor, the new rule is fine; their questions concern the reason the city took so long to develop a regulation about signage.

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Planned or accidental, collapse is a new wrinkle for Shirt Corner

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Mar 3, 2014.

Since the wall collapsed on the Salvation Army Thrift Store in June, many people in Philadelphia have had visceral reactions to the news of any kind of demolition accident. Today’s news of another demolition gone wrong — at the Shirt Corner site we discussed in an early February post — has underscored that fear, the concern that human error may have resulted in the loss of life.

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Council’s new demolition rules address concerns from June tragedy

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Feb 14, 2014.

In the immediate aftermath of the disaster that took down the Salvation Army building in Center City, Philadelphia united in calls for reform of the city’s demolition regulations. As you may recall, in early June 2013, a crew member began to take down the wall of a building at 22nd and Market Streets, and the wall collapsed on the adjacent Salvation Army Thrift Store, killing six people.

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It could be a very good year for the construction industry

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Jan 24, 2014.

A few news articles have appeared since the end of December about various plans to revitalize Philadelphia. There are big projects in the works, including the new Comcast tower and riverfront development. The question for construction firms, though, is whether they will have enough workers to do the jobs.

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Salvation Army collapse: Demo and negotiations took too long

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Dec 27, 2013.

We continue to learn more about the circumstances leading up to the Salvation Army Thrift Shop disaster. As most of Philadelphia knows, a wall at a demolition site adjacent to the Salvation Army site collapsed on June 5, 2013, killing six and injuring more than a dozen other people in the store at the time.

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L&I takes criticism from all sides in June 5 building collapse

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Nov 1, 2013.

The collapse of the Salvation Army store on June 5 has put the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections smack in the middle of the controversy. In the last week, department officials have heard from the contractor whose firm was responsible for demolition at the site as well as Mayor Michael Nutter.

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Construction bids: City will no longer let lying dogs sleep

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Oct 29, 2013.

Only after the city had paid $275,000 to a contractor did officials realize the business had lied on its application. According to the Philadelphia inspector general’s office, the incident has prompted a number of changes in the city’s contracting process that should prevent this kind of fraud in the future.

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Salvation Army, developer, others named in building collapse suit p2

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in Construction on Oct 14, 2013.

Six people died when the Salvation Army Thrift Store collapsed on June 5. The disaster was triggered by the demolition of an adjacent building. While city leaders have discussed updating Philadelphia’s construction code to avert the same kind of accident in the future, families of the victims have been investigating the matter themselves, it seems.

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