Progress - Week of April 13

This week....

• Excavation work for new extension foundation

Now that the old extension has been removed in its entirety - including a decrepit little shed - work now shifts gears to building the new extension. Step 1 is to excavate in order to pour new foundations. Hopefully we get the new foundation and footings in place this week.

• Beginning framing of the rental unit

Until this point, the staging and phasing of the work has focused on the 4 floors above the rental and the demolition of the extension. Most of the new wall assembly is actually taking place in the 1st floor which will be transformed into a 2 bedroom/1 bath rental unit of approximately 1,150 square feet. As can be seen below, in addition to the framing, the rough plumbing for the bathroom and kitchen is done.

Prior to our conversion of the space to a garden apartment rental, the ground floor was most recently a doctor's office - a psychologist we believe. To say the least, the space was not very uplifting. As a matter of fact, it was downright drab and depressing and I can't imagine any patient's disposition being materially improved by the space.

Depending on the pace of construction on the rest of the house, we hope to have this space rented by the end of the summer and hope to find a decent creditworthy tenant - all Karp family members and Cerberus employees need not apply.