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<br />56 SOUTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 102 <br />AURORA, ILLINOIS 60505 <br />TEL 855.822.1966 <br />April 18, 2022 <br />Mr. Zach Hurst P.E. <br />Project Engineer <br />City of South Bend <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br /> <br />Re: Limited Structural Condition Assessment <br />1632-1636 Lincolnway West <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br /> <br />ASI Project No. 2022.00943 <br />Dear Mr. Hurst: <br />At your request, Mr. Charles E. Gasser, SE, PE of American Structurepoint, Inc., performed an <br />investigation of the above-referenced property on April 13, 2022 and has prepared this summary <br />report. The purpose of the investigation was to observe and determine the structural condition <br />building façade and the nature of the hazard to public safety it may or may not represent. You <br />were present at the time of our investigation. The weather was cloudy with light rain and <br />approximately 58 degrees at the time of our investigation. <br /> For the purpose of this report it is assumed the building faces Lincoln Way West to the north. <br />Note that the assessment was limited to exterior visual observations no access to the interior was <br />made and no material, non-destructive or destructive testing was performed. <br />OBSERVATIONS: <br />1. The subject building consisted of a three-story section along Lincoln Way with two four <br />story sections in the northwest and northeast corners and a series of two-story and single <br />story structures extending to the south. The construction consisted of of multi-wythe brick <br />exterior walls supporting wood framed floors and roof areas (Photos 1 through 5). <br />2. The upper west corner of the south elevation exhibited a larger area where the outer wythe <br />of brick had collapsed (Photo 6). Historical photos of the corner acquired from 2019 <br />Google Streetview ™ show a different dark red brick in the location of the collapsed brick <br />(Photo 7). Multiple areas along the south elevation of the three-story portion exhibited <br />spalled, dislodged and missing bricks (Photo 8). One section of the single story south <br />elevation wall had collapsed and was tarped over (Photo 9).