Photo by Brookline PD.
The Brookline Police Department reports the facade at Taam China, 423 Harvard St., collapsed overnight. There were no injuries.
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That's clearly the
By anon
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 12:18pm
That's clearly the responsibility of the owner of the building, not the tenant restaurant. It's called preventive maintenance.
The part I don't like...
By dmcboston
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 4:22pm
...these damn things always happen in the middle of the night, when there's no one around to see it happen.
Oh
By BostonDog
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 4:49pm
A month ago the same thing happened nearby in Brookline in the middle of the day.
Thermal effects
By anon
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 4:15pm
Thermal effects. Cold = shrink, Hot = expand, repeat = things get loose
Just as I thought. The
By anon
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 12:22pm
Just as I thought. The assessor's records indicate the owner lived in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Ever heard of Property Management?
By anon
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 10:33am
You are assuming the owner, who is in Florida, is totally neglecting the property and just collecting the rent checks from Taam China in the mail. He or she definitely has a realtor, who does property management, somewhere in the neighborhood that is taking care of all matters. I can guarantee the property manager already informed him/her of what happened.
Property Management
By Allstonian
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 11:47am
A good property manager would have made sure the facade wasn't at risk of collapsing in the first place, rather than just informing the out-of-state owner what had happened after the fact.
Perhaps the owner needs to
By anon
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 12:18pm
Perhaps the owner needs to fire the realtor/property management and hire another...
A thing with Chinese restaurants?
By volde
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 1:07pm
Zoe's, on Beacon Street in Somerville had a facade collapse a couple of years ago.
Adam's creative working environment
By HarryMattison
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 2:10pm
Adam,
You keep it up with these headlines and your readers are going to have to sign this waiver
https://twitter.com/steakNstiffarms/status/9181777...
Hope it is fixed soon
By karenz
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 9:35pm
One of my favorite no frills Chinese places! Also Union Square Donuts has a small shop just a few doors down. Remember to check for Jewish holidays as they are Kosher and not open during Shabbat.
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