APRIL 6, 2015
American Family Insurance Co. and the Residences of Sherman
Plaza Condominium Association are suing Focus Development Inc. and OKW
Architects Inc. over renovation work that allegedly led to water damage at 807
Davis St. in Evanston.
After renovations were complete, on Jan. 29, 2014, fire
suppression pipes near the lobby elevator on the 23rd allegedly floor froze and
broke.
According to the lawsuit filed Feb. 19 in Cook County
Circuit Court, renovation work done caused “untreated air to penetrate the
building and caused water to freeze within the fire suppression system pipes.
When those pipes broke, the lawsuit states, “significant water damage was done
to the common areas, the elevators and two condominium units.”
American Family Insurance paid for the repairs, which cost
$278,217.25, in addition to the insurance premium of $10,000 paid by Sherman
Plaza.
That is the amount sought by the plaintiffs.