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From the moment that Surdyks Flights opened at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in 2010, customers began suggesting to its owners where else they should build a wine bar and cafe.

Literally, from day one, said Emily Surdyk with a laugh. And they always think its their idea. And we always pretend that were hearing it for the first time.

Following the unasked-for advice of probably every person they have ever met, the Surdyk family is adding to their restaurant holdings outside the airport.

They have christened their new venture Sidebar. When it opens this summer, the restaurant will occupy a portion of the familys landmark store in northeast Minneapolis.

Surdyks Liquor & Cheese Shop (303 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., surdyks.com) dates to 1934. Its the fourth generation of Surdyks triplets Taylor Surdyk, Melissa Surdyk and Molly Surdyk, as well as Taylors wife Emily Surdyk who are the driving force behind Sidebar. The siblings got their start in the family business in the third grade, operating a sidewalk brat stand.

Each Surdyk before us has made their mark on the business, Melissa Surdyk said. Now its our turn.

Planning started in earnest two years ago, which led to a search of nearby properties in the burgeoning neighborhood, where hundreds of apartments are either planned, under construction, opening, or all of the above.

We knew it would be in Northeast, because thats us, Taylor Surdyk said. Weve been here since our great-grandparents.

Logic eventually had them looking within their own building.

Our customers are already here, Melissa Surdyk said. We like to feel that were a destination store, and this will only enhance the Surdyks experience.

Theres another asset, and its a valuable one: We have a parking lot, Taylor Surdyk said.

The casual, 60-seat restaurant will take over a section of retail space thats directly behind the cheese shop.

The cheese shop, which dates to 1979 and may pack more fine foods per square foot than any other Minnesota retailer, is also getting an overhaul: a sleek new look, a slightly enlarged inventory, but not much more elbow room. A walk-up window will cater to dog walkers and other quick-service customers, and the shop and restaurant will share a kitchen.

The liquor store will remain open during construction, but the cheese shop will be temporarily shuttered. No construction dates have been announced.

The project is being designed by Shea Design of Minneapolis. The restaurants centerpiece is a 19-seat bar, which will feature 15 to 20 wines by the glass, a long list of local beers and a roster of craft cocktails that will include, yes, a signature Sidebar Sidecar.

The restaurant will have its own entrance on the Hennepin Avenue portion of building, along with a 34-seat sidewalk patio fronting a large bifold glass door. The Sidebar name is a reference to that side-of-the store location.

But it also speaks to what happens in a bar, Taylor Surdyk said. You speak confidentially, as in a legal proceeding.

The menu falls under the purview of longtime Surdyks culinary director Mary Richter. The table-service restaurant will prepare lunch and dinner daily, focusing on global versions of classic French brasserie fare steak frites, moules frites, a Nioise salad while taking full advantage of the cheese shops expertise via shareable cheese and charcuterie boards served with breads from Minneapolis bakers Rustica and Bakers Field Flour & Bread.

We have the best pantry at our disposal, Richter said. That gives us so much to play around with. Its hard to mess up when you have the best ingredients.

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The corner of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Post Road where The Mitchell is being built. Photo by Peter Katz.

It will be at least another year before construction begins in earnest on the mixed-use project planned by Lennar Multifamily Communities for the site of the former Pavilion Mall in White Plains, Greg Belew, LMCs divisional president for the New York tristate area, told the Business Journal.

The old mall was torn down and the 60 S. Broadway site cleared. Weve had some activity in terms of doing some art installations in partnership with ArtsWestchester where weve had some local artists doing murals on the construction fence surrounding the site, Belew said.

LMC had told Westchester Countys Industrial Development Agency it anticipated construction on the first phase of the two-phase project to begin in June 2020 with occupancy expected around September 2022. Phase two was expected to begin at that time with occupancy expected by September 2024. Two 28-story towers have been planned with a total of 814 apartments. There would be 28,000 square feet of retail and dining along with 932 parking spaces. The cost of each phase of the project has been estimated at $250 million.

We are still very bullish on White Plains, Belew said. We think its a great market and will continue to be so.

He said though construction at 60 S. Broadway has been delayed, activity on LMCs project on a site that begins on Mitchell Place and runs through to the corner of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Post Road has been in high gear. The project is known as The Mitchell. The Pavilion site is being used to store some materials needed for The Mitchell.

Weve seen new properties come online in the market and lease ups have gone very well. Were confident that ours will also, Belew said. When our project on Mamaroneck Avenue is delivering, just knowing the other properties in the market and where they will be in lease ups, there likely will not be too much coming into the market at the same time.

The Mitchell is being constructed on properties carrying the addresses of 9 Mitchell Place and 131 Mamaroneck Ave. Alliance Residential Co. had received approvals for a project it called Broadstone White Plains. LMC bought the properties in 2018. The parcels cover approximately 2.1 acres. The plans call for two 15-story buildings and a six-story parking structure. There would be 434 apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom units. The plan includes about 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space along Mamaroneck Avenue.

Belew noted that LMCs activity in White Plains coincides with its project slated to open in the summer of 2021 in Stamford. Known as The Smythe, its a mixed-use, 15-story building featuring 414 apartments, 19,330 square feet of retail and three levels of parking. The Smythe is at 885 Washington Blvd. and is being promoted as within walking distance of The Palace Theater, The Stamford Center for the Arts and Miller River Park.

We like southern Fairfield County a lot and well continue to look for other opportunities in the area, Belew said. What we tend to see a lot of in these markets like White Plains or Stamford is that as you get even more residential density downtown, oftentimes you have the entertainment and nightlife scene really follow. You generate even more demand and you have more people downtown and more entertainment and nightlife value in the immediate surrounding area.

While the parent Lennar operation is well-known as a creator of single-family developments, LMC has communities with some 28,800 units valued at $11.2 billion operating or under development.

Weve probably exceeded all expectations as to how quickly weve grown and how successful weve been as part of the company, Belew said of LMC. We have 13 offices all over the country and I think when you look at the ranking of top national developers around the country, were generally within the top five.

LMC is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Todd Farrell is its president. The parent company, Lennar Corporation, based in Miami, is publicly traded and for its 2018 fiscal year reported revenue of $20.6 billion, net earnings of $1.7 billion and deliveries of 45,627 new homes. The Lennar Multifamily segment of the business was responsible for $42.7 million in earnings for the 2018 fiscal year.

We have a solid pipeline of projects into the future that youll see coming out as time goes on, Belew said.

Theres been such a shortage of new rental product in the Northeast that the attitude on the part of a lot of developers was, build it and they will come. Now that theres been a lot more development in recent times it has forced the development community to produce a high-quality product thats more fully amenitized. Youve really gotten into an amenity arms race, he said.

LMC also has been looking at the workforce portion of the market.

Despite doing the top-of-the-market, high-end buildings, we are also now starting to focus more attention on the workforce housing market which, I think, is a different product that is not necessarily in the immediate urban core. It tends to have a slightly different renter. The workforce housing market will be high-quality, but it will be more affordable to a broader spectrum of renters, Belew said.

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Smoothie King was only one of the Baltimore Ave. establishments to close over winter break for upcoming City Hall contruction. (Julia Nikhinson/The Diamondback)

Shops along Route 1, including Subway and Smoothie King, closed their doors over the University of Marylands winter break ahead of demolition for a redevelopment project in College Park.

The shuttered stores, which also include Shanghai Cafe and Hair Cuttery, mark the first steps in preparation for the construction of a new city hall at Knox Road and Route 1.

The projects cost is split between the university and the City Council at Knox Road and Route 1. In all, its expected to cost about $50 million.

The council voted to buy the space occupied by Shanghai Cafe and Subway for $1.6 million in March 2018. Leases for Smoothie King and Hair Cuttery expired at the end of 2019.

The redevelopment project has been in the works for decades. In 2014, the council voted on its location. The redevelopment is slated to include municipal offices, university offices and retail spaces, but until its construction, Route 1 will lose a few dining options.

Im really surprised theyre shutting those down, said senior Samantha Riesberg, a biological sciences major. I feel like people go to them a lot.

The Terrapin Development Company owns the property that includes Hair Cuttery and Smoothie King. Ken Ulman, the chief strategy officer at the university, said in March 2018 that the development company will assist in the businesses relocation.

College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn said in 2018 that he doesnt think the businesses will struggle to find new homes. Now, hes looking forward to the blocks future.

College Park residents are finally about to have our new City Hall and public square, which will enliven our downtown and help our local businesses thrive, Wojahn wrote in a text message.

Lucas Leitao, a freshman major, said that there are still plenty of other dining options.

The Subway people, he said, pointing out that theres still a Subway in the Stamp Student Union, they can rejoice.

Staff writer Matt McDonald contributed to this report.

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Dubai's Under Construction One Za'abeel Tower Holds the Longest Cantilever in the World

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Designed by Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei, and developed by Ithra Dubai, the latest addition to Dubais skyline is a mixed-use two towers project with a horizontal connection housing one of the worlds largest cantilevers. Currently, under construction, One Za'abeel Tower is scheduled for completion by 2021.

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Located at a crossroads between the old and new city, the project is in close proximity to Dubais International Financial Centre, International airport, and the Gold Souks of Deira. The innovative design of One Za'abeel puts in place twin skyscrapers, rising over a total built-up area of 470,700 square meters. Tower A, standing at 300 meters tall, will host offices and a hotel, the worlds first vertical resort, whereas Tower B, standing at 235 meters tall, will be primarily oriented towards residential units.

The 3.39 billion AED development will include 37,000 square meters of office space,263 residential units, 12,000 square meters of retail space, 497 hotel rooms and 77 high-speed lifts. Currently, at 35% complete, the project also incorporates 3 floors of high-end retail and leisure podium, and a horizontal structure, the Link, suspended perpendicularly to both towers at a height of around 100 meters above ground. The Link will hold a number of restaurants and bars, an observation deck, gym, spa, pool, banquet hall, and a rooftop terrace. Weighing at 9,000 tonnes when lifted and 13,000 tonnes when completed, the project hosts one of the worlds largest cantilevers.

Granted two prestigious awards in 2019, the Construction Innovation Awards for Best Innovative Project of the Year and Big Project MEs Mixed-Use Project of the Year, One Zaabeel is aiming for a Gold LEED certification. In fact, the towers use water-to-water heat pumps for centralized domestic hot water systems, [and] treated sewage effluent water for irrigation. The energy-efficient design also focuses on faade systems and incorporates the latest smart technologies to provide automation and energy optimization of office electrical, lighting, air conditioning, and ventilation systems.

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This site plan shows the proposed rezoning and road realignment at Ga. Hwy. 16 East and Old Highway 85.

A convenience store and fast-food restaurant are proposed for property on Ga. Hwy. 16 next to Coweta Charter Academy.

Frazier Properties/Bruce Frazier has applied to have 6.27 acres, which sits between Old Highway 85 and the charter school property, rezoned from RC-Rural Conservation to C-6, Commercial Minor Shopping District.

According to the application, there would be a convenience store with gas pumps, with operating hours of 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, and a fast food restaurant.

The site plan submitted with the application shows the fast food restaurant as being connected to the convenience store.

The site plan also shows a 5,000 square foot retail space, as well as a relocation of Old Highway 85. On the site plan, Old Highway 85 is moved to come into Hwy. 16 at a right angle, splitting the property. A roundabout intersection is shown. The retail space on the site plan is shown as being across the re-aligned Old Highway 85 from the convenience store.

Part of the property where the proposed retail center would be located is within the current right-of-way of Old Highway 85. If the rezoning is approved and the road is moved, that section of the road would have to be abandoned and rezoned.

The property is owned by Beverly Mitchell and currently has two houses on it, according to tax records.

The application states that Frazier Properties will donate right-of-way for the realignment of Old Highway 85, and will contribute 25 percent of the cost of the realignment and roundabout project, up to $250,000. The application also states that Frazier properties will provide engineering and construction documents for the realignment project.

A public hearing on the rezoning application will be held March 3 at 6 p.m.

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Located at 450 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago, the new Rivere office tower will feature a glass facade and activated terraces for its office tenants.

CHICAGO Friedman Properties and the City of Chicago have finalized the development agreement of their public-private partnership for Rivere, a 30-story high-rise office building coming to downtown Chicagos River North district. The 674,000-square-foot tower will be situated at 450 N. Dearborn St., a block south of the intersection of Illinois and Dearborn streets.

Rivere will feature a little more than 50,000 square feet of retail space, as well as high-end amenities including concierge services, meditation space, on-demand meeting space, an upscale fitness and wellness center, secure bike room with shower facilities, onsite valet, below-grade garage parking and a food and beverage program operated by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.

The property will also house a new engine house for Engine Co. 42, the District 1 headquarters for the Chicago Fire Department.

Designed by Goettsch Partners, Rivere will feature a glass faade with activated rooftops and sustainable features, including efficient mechanical systems that will help reduce water and energy use. Other design team members include construction management firm Lendlease and engineer DLR Group.

Office managers and staff at Rivere will be able use an app to facilitate parking, concierge services, fitness class appointments, guest passes, thermostat control, restaurant reservations and conference room bookings.

Jack McKinney Jr., Matt Lerner and Mark Gunderson of Cushman & Wakefield will market the office tower on behalf of the public-private partnership. Anthony Campagni, Elan Rasansky and Cooper Annenberg of A.R.C Real Estate Group will market the retail space. No tenants have been announced at this time.

Friedman Properties is a local owner, developer and manager of real estate projects and is credited with spearheading River Norths transformation into a 24/7 neighborhood. The firm has been buying, rehabilitating and re-tenanting historic buildings in the once-blighted district beginning in the 1970s. Frideman Properties owns more than 50 properties in River North.

We are pleased to lead this innovative partnership with the City of Chicago in River North, while further developing this premier location, says Albert Friedman, CEO and chairman of Friedman Properties. This significant city investment and contemporary office building offers tenants the opportunity to situate their offices and employees in the most desirable downtown neighborhood.

Friedman Properties did not disclose a construction timeline and did not provide financial details for the funding of Rivere, but the Chicago Sun Times reported the targeted opening date is mid-2023.

Crains Chicago reported Friedman Properties will pay the City of Chicago for the estimated $20.2 million Engine 42 location that will be relocated to Rivere, as well as pay $5 million for the existing one nearby at 55 W. Illinois St.

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Volunteers have remodeled the hall, built in 1898, and are constructing an adjoining addition that will house a kitchen, restrooms and office.

About four years ago, Gardar Township Board members were considering tearing down the township hall, which had become an eyesore. That's when Tom Mullen and Bruce Langerud suggested that maybe it could be renovated.

We only had a couple of buildings left on Main Street and we wanted to save them, Mullen said.

Mullen, who lives near the tiny community of nine people about 80 miles northwest of Grand Forks, also had fond memories of playing basketball in the wooden-floored building as a boy. He wants future generations to make memories there.

It was incredibly fun, playing basketball in there with your buddies, Mullen said.

Langerud, owner of a construction business, looked at the hall to determine if it could be saved. What he saw wasnt too promising.

It was on the brink of being gone, Langerud said.

But that didnt mean it was a hopeless project. When he was younger, Langerud worked for several years with a carpenter who restored old buildings. Langerud learned the trade from him.

I had done enough work with him to say, We can do this, Langerud said.

The township board, though dubious, agreed not to tear down the hall and instead to allow Mullen and Langerud to round up volunteer laborers and seek donors to pledge money for the project.

The restoration project began with digging new footings and pouring a foundation several feet west of the town hall, then jacking up the building and moving it to the new site. Once the hall was on a solid foundation, volunteers began repairing it, including putting new siding on the exterior, installing new windows and remodeling the entry.

The volunteers also made a new stairway to the basement where the "bleachers" that were used during basketball games are stored. The bleachers, A-frame sawhorses with laid boards on top, were placed along the sidelines of the basketball court, Mullen said.

The township hall was used for Gardar High School games until it closed in 1961. The hall's basketball backboards and the antique timing clock are being restored and will be placed back in the hall after the work is finished.

The hall has a history that began long before it was used for township activities. The building was constructed in 1898 as a lodge for the Independent Order of Foresters, a fraternal organization based in Toronto, Mullen said.

That changed in about 10 years. The IOF decided to go with the Ancient Order of United Outdoorsmen, he said.

In the 1940s, the fraternal organization became Mutual Life Insurance, which had a building in Fargo. The company no longer had a use for the hall in Gardar so the company sold it to the Gardar Township School District. When the school was redistricted in 1961, it sold the hall to Gardar Township. The hall was used until about 20 years ago, when it began to fall into disrepair.

Volunteers originally estimated the repairs would cost about $60,000, but that amount has grown to about $100,000.

We thought, weve gone this far, we might as well do this and that, Mullen said. Part of this and that includes the adjoining Eldhus addition, which includes a new kitchen and restroom next to the hall.

The refurbished township hall already has been used for community events, including last summers 90th birthday celebration of former North Dakota Lt. Gov. Rosemarie Myrdal, who lives near Gardar. Volunteers hope to complete the Eldhus by this spring. Then the Gardar Township Hall will be ready to host a variety of events.

It could be used for birthday parties, graduations, wedding dances, family reunions, Mullen said.

We hope this building will be around here for the next 100 years and that future generations will use it, he said.

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Breaking ground

Part one is the railhouse. The preliminary remodel, budgeted at $30,000, is just aimed at making the building safe and habitable, including reinforcing the porch, replacing kitchen appliances and clearing out ducts and vents.

The house will have four private bedrooms and shared living space, including a kitchen, bathroom, living room and basement laundry room. Prospective tenants need to have been referred by a partner group or regional addiction recovery programs, such as Kleen Street and Community Services Northwest.

Right now, were getting everything safe and habitable so we can get bodies off the street, said Justin Crouch, general contractor for JC Remodeling and Construction, working at the site on Monday.

The goal was to by the end of February have everything livable, and were definitely going to meet if not exceed that.

A more comprehensive remodel is scheduled for the coming months, paid for in part by a $100,000 grant from Vancouvers Affordable Housing Fund, and will see the roof replaced, the existing paint stripped and replaced, and a renovation performed to transform the basement originally built to accommodate a horse and buggy into a laundry room and office space for the nonprofit.

The tenants will be a community mix, Thobaben said, meaning that the house is inclusive of all ages and genders. Sex offenders and people convicted of violent felonies are ineligible.

Rent per room would be tough to match elsewhere: $450 a month.

The 150-year-old building isnt without its charms; historic details, like carved wooden awnings and intricately engraved door hinges, survived the restoration. But it also has some quirks. Expensive quirks. Theyre already about $6,000 over budget.

If youve ever done a remodel, you peel back the wall, and you find five things you didnt know about, Thobaben said. You budget the best you can based on what you can see.

The older it gets, the harder it gets, Crouch added.

For the three-man construction crew, the project marks a kind of full cycle. Theyre all graduates of the Kleen Street recovery program, a group that helps addicts experiencing homelessness overcome their substance abuse problems and put the pieces of their lives back together.

Crouch got addicted to opioids after a back injury nearly 20 years ago. He lost his family, his job and his home, and he was living in his truck.

Every time you use could be the last time. I had five overdoses. The goal is to be able to get people through a program like Kleen Street, or through Community Roots, and get people back to the fortunate position that Ive been in, to get back to a normal life, Crouch said.

Crouch said he knows firsthand that the community a recovering addict surrounds themselves with makes all the difference. Neighborhoods like this one could go a long way.

You pick up the characteristics, to an extent, of the people around you. If youre around people that are trying to achieve the same outcome, you tend to kind of pick up those traits, Crouch said.

The major phase of the Fruit Valley development will take place over the summer.

Through a contract with Wolf Industries, a tiny home builder based in Battle Ground, the nonprofit is commissioning 21 structures for $58,000 apiece.

Derek Huegel, owner and founder of Wolf Industries, said Monday that his company can produce approximately one tiny home per week. This is a major contract for the company, which Huegel says has built about 80 houses since opening in 2016. So far, most of their business has been primarily accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, he said.

If we can scale this appropriately, then well be able to start in May, Thobaben said.

A model version of the tiny homes headed to Fruit Valley includes one bedroom, a kitchen with a refrigerator and stove, and a bathroom with a toilet, shower and sink.

Why tiny homes for an affordable housing project?

Theyre cheaper than traditional houses. But unlike trailers and mobile homes, which depreciate in value over time similar to a vehicle, tiny homes act like a miniature real estate investment.

These are built to Washington State Labor & Industry standards, Thobaben said. They are actual houses. They just happen to be able to be moved. They retain value over time.

Tenants will be able to pay down their tiny homes in a lease-to-own agreement. If they pay down their unit, theyll continue to pay rent on the land, similar to agreements in traditional mobile-home parks. But the rent will drop from $700 to $250, not including utilities, and theyll have the option of moving their home to a different location.

Thobaben said his ultimate hope is to create a model thats not only successful but replicable. The Fruit Valley community would be the first of its kind in the county, but ideally not the last.

Its not a complete solution to homelessness in Clark County, Thobaben acknowledged.

Theres the housing-first approach, which is essential, Thobaben said, citing a homelessness strategy that prioritizes housing before other issues like addiction can be properly treated. This is not that, though.

The folks we have identified out of Kleen Street are folks like Justin. They have six months to two years in the program already, theyre ready to graduate, they just need the space to do it, and they need an affordable space.

And he said its discouraging that even with so many factors cutting down project expenses including the project manager and engineer, Ginn Group and PLS Engineering, offering services at-cost, as well as charitable donations and public funds monthly rents on the tiny homes cant go any lower than $700 a month to keep the project solvent.

Thats still a high hurdle, Thobaben said, especially for many people transitioning out of recovery programs and rebuilding their lives. The high rent is indicative of a larger problem that Community Roots Collective isnt necessarily equipped to handle solo, he added.

We need housing, and we need it in a bad way, Thobaben said.

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January 28, 2020

A group of Dearborn firefighters has been forced to sleep in their trucks while on their 24-hour shifts due to black mold problems. The mold was caused by flooding that occurred in Fire Station No. 5 on Oakwood Street a few weeks ago when Dearborn faced serious downpours.

Mold, which can develop and spread in just 48 hours, was discovered on a piece of drywall that was removed on January 22 when repairs were being undertaken by the City of Melvindale following a sewer backup at the station on January 9.

Dearborn Firefighters Union President Jeffrey Lentz says firefighters were sent to other stations temporarily while Fire Station No. 5 dealt with the flood damage. However, when the repairs were finished, the cleanup crew discovered the black mold.

There was so much of it, Lentz says, that the fire station is currently uninhabitable.

Rather than send firefighters temporarily to other stations as they had before, the fire chief of Fire Station No. 5 ordered firefighters to take their trucks to the Melvindale Civic Arena. Lentz says hes happy the station was temporarily shut down but that he doesnt agree with where the firefighters were put.

Our firefighters understand with our profession, with working 24-hour shifts, that there will be times when we are tired and we are exhausted and sleep-deprived because of the 911 calls that come in and the citizens we serve, said Lentz in an interview with FOX-2 Detroit. But at the same time, we should be rested and able to perform those duties and we should not be forced to be staying up for an entire 24-hour shift and then expected to be able to make life and death decisions in a split second.

The City of Melvindale currently owns Fire Station No. 5 and is responsible for the stations maintenance. Black mold remediation will be necessary before the firefighters can return to the station.

Black mold is a toxic mold and it can be tricky to get rid of. Compared to asbestos abatement, which is a procedure used to control fiber release from asbestos, black mold remediation requires thorough cleaning and can take weeks in a building as large as a fire station. The abatement process would take up to five days in a building the size of a single-family home.

Because black mold is a toxic mold, its crucial to let professionals take care of the remediation. Symptoms of black mold exposure or black mold poisoning include:

Although theres no research to suggest that black mold can cause cancer or lung disease, its been known to cause other health concerns such as fungal meningitis of which there was an outbreak in 2012. That being said, if you discover black mold in your home, contact an abatement specialist immediately.

To prevent black mold from growing in your home, its important to control moisture and the humidity level. Your interior humidity should stay under 60%. Tinted windows can help to block up to 79% of solar heat to cut down on cooling costs and to reduce humidity.

Black mold likes to grow in homes that have been flooded, so its important to dry any wet materials quickly and to repair leaks. Dry any items in your home thoroughly before storing them away.

Ultimately, dealing with black mold quickly and efficiently is vital not only because it can cause health issues for anyone breathing it in but also because it can do serious structural damage. Any building or space like Fire Station No. 5 needs to be completely dry and free of mold before anyone can safely enter the space without a ventilator mask.

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