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March 20, 2025 <br />Kil Architecture / Planning <br />Attn: Eric Stalheim, AIA <br />1126 Lincolnway East <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Re: State Theater Structural Review <br />Mr. Stalheim, <br />At your request, Magnus Engineering (MAGNUS) has reviewed the structural condition of the State Theater <br />building located at 214 South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN (Figure 1). MAGNUS personnel visited the site <br />initially on February 26, 2025, and then made a follow-up visit on March 5, 2025. Additionally, aerial photos taken <br />on March 10 by Kil Architecture / Planning (KAP) were provided for review of the condition of the top side of the <br />roof. Original construction documents as well as the report from a structural assessment performed by Keller <br />Engineering, Inc. in 2012 were also provided by KAP for review. The intended purpose of this review is to identify <br />potential areas of the structure in which there are structural concerns and present general concepts for potential <br />solutions to any concerns identified. <br />The subject structure is a multi-story theater building consisting of load-bearing brick perimeter walls, cast-in- <br />place concrete structure forming the main riser system for the theater seating and elevated floors and a roof <br />system consisting of long-span steel trusses and purlins supporting a 3-1/2” APM gypsum roof deck. The roof <br />purlins are spaced at 8 -ft with the gypsum roof deck reinforced with 3/8” diameter bars spaced at 2 -ft. The roof <br />structure is generally pitched to direct water to the four perimeter walls of the building. Side balconies in the <br />theater space consist of cast-in-place concrete floors supported by structural steel frame supports. The <br />foundation system of the building consists of cast-in-place concrete foundation / basement walls and footings <br />with multiple, unconnected, basement areas throughout the building. The structure composition summary <br />described above is based on a combination of visual observations and review of the original construction plans. <br />Observations <br />In general, the structural concerns observed while on site stem from large amounts of water infiltration through <br />the roof structure. There are multiple areas of severe water damage/leaking, including a large hole in the roof <br />deck at the northwest corner of the building (Figure 2) and a significant portion of the parapet cap being <br />dislodged along the south wall of the building (Figure 3). Both areas currently allow massive amounts of water <br />into the building during rain and snow-melt events. Other areas around the perimeter of the roof either have <br />active leaks that are smaller in magnitude or are exhibiting signs of water penetration on the underside of the <br />roof deck. <br />Despite the large amounts of water being introduced to the interior space of the building, the superstructure <br />below the roof is currently exhibiting relatively small amounts of deterioration based upon our visual inspection.