That the City Manager is requested to instruct the City Solicitor to prepare an ordinance which allows individual condominium owners the ability to obtain a City construction permit to repair known structural and other safety violations even without a majority of the building’s condominium owners’ vote of approval

TLH CONSULTING, INC. Structural Engineering 505 Middlesex Turnpike Unit 14 Billerica, MA 0182[phone removed] September 29, 2020 Adam Glassman GCD Architects 2 Worthington Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Regarding: Existing Structural Evaluation - Second Floor Framing 88-86 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA Dear Adam: As you are aware, we recently observed and evaluated the first and second floor framing members associated with 86-88 Kirkland Street. While on site, we noted several second floor framing members requiring supplementation, many members requiring repair, and a few members requiring replacement. These noted structural members present a safety hazard to the building and the occupants of the building. There are two to three existing second floor joists with notches, holes; and rot. The joists are likely to fail at any time and require immediate supplementation. The joists frame to an existing wood beam; the beam also has some rot and some notches. Due to the noted rot, the beam is in danger of failing and needs to be replaced. There is an existing steel beam supporting the second floor. The beam is supported by steel columns at each end of the beam. The columns are poorly connected to the beam, and poorly connected to the structure at the base of the columns. The beams are also not properly braced at the ends. The columns should be replaced and the beam needs to be properly braced There is an existing wood beam supporting the second floor that appears to be constructed with boards and 2x4's. The beam seems to be working, but the construction of the beam is structurally unacceptable. The beam needs to be replaced. There is another existing wood beam that framed from an existing wall to an existing steel beam. The wood beam to steel beam connection is non-existent. The beam is severely notched and bears directly on the bottom of the steel beam. This beam is unsafe and needs to be replaced. The items addressed in the body of this letter report are items requiring attention regardless of planned work at the first floor level. The listed items relate to existing second floor structural conditions requiring attention from a safety and structural stability standpoint. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at the office [phone removed]. Sincerely: 30-20 TOOD L. NEDLY STRUCTURAL Todd L.T. Hedly, P.F. NO. 41-20 cc: file COITERE Proj. No. 2007261

AЄFrОgBHWRNGCkgICTq4fGUH8nNqbgMbcANs09JKMw… https://doc-00-6c-apps-viewer.googleusercontent.com/viewer/se. MICHELE CUDILO, P.E. Consulting Structural Engineer 123 Cottonwood Lane, Centerville, Massachusetts 02632 • [phone removed] • [email removed] DATE: October, 2020 Katerina Ignatiev Danilov 86 Kirkland St. Cambridge, MA 02138 RE: Mixed Use Condominium Building at 86 KIRKLAND ST., CAMBRIDGE, MA' Dear Ms. Danilov, Please be advised that the above captioned project has been reviewed with you, the majority of tenants, the Unit #1 owner, Patricia Birchem, her attorney, Raymond, her structural engineer, Todd Hedley, P.E. and assistant engineer, Nick, TLH Engineering, her Architect, Adam Glassman, GCD Architects, and Thad with Tedco, Contractor for first floor roof drain line re-routing, on October 26, 2020 to review the apartment building following construction drawing and estimate submittals by the Unit #1 Owner to the condominium board. Referring to the structural drawings, developed post-demolition of the first floor unit ceiling, by TH Engineering, the following items were reviewed and deemed necessary work to the 2ª floor framing. Note that all work is in the same area, i.e, rear center section. [See attached key plan.) 1. Rear center right side timber beam and wall replacement: new 3-ply 14" Laminated Veneer Lumber, LVL, 19' long, flush beam on new timber columns to correct substandard framing conditions; 2. Rear center left side steel beam replacement: new W14x68 on steel columns, 24' long, dropped beam to correct substandard W14 steel beam and column support; 3. Rear center left header and wall replacement: new 3-ply 20" LVL or 4-ply 16" LVL or W10x45 on new columns to correct substandard framing conditions; 4. Rear center left new steel beam: CMU wall enclosure being removed, requires longer beam, using W10x45 on new columns to also correct substandard framing conditions; 5. Existing rear center steel beam re-use: the existing W10 will be re-attached to new beam 2 to carry new bear 4. It is understood that a roofer will be hired by the condominium association to address the roof drainage conditions of the highest level roof and the 2*° floor decking drainage. This work is best accomplished in tandem with the unit 1 re routing of drainage piping. Toward that end, this office went to the upper roof and determined the following: 1. The upper roof has (2) roof drains. There are minor ponding areas, and some soft areas in the insulation underlying the black membrane. It is understood that there is a proposal for re-roofing. 2. The 2i° floor deck roof drains: As stated in this office's original structural report of July, 2020: The imminently required rear deck drainage system and repairs to the membrane and affected plywood sheathing and possible areas of rotted joist replacement, together with the architectural program must be addressed in collaboration at the onset. I trust this report meets your needs at this time. Please call should you require any further review. Sincerely, Michele Cudio, P.E: /2020-184/2 MICHELE CUDILO STRUCTURAL 34774 NO REGISTERS 1 of 3 10/26/2020, 4:49 PM