Heritage Pointe rep admits ‘stubbing toes’ in repairs
Residents of the Heritage Pointe Senior Apartments. Photo The Redondo Beach Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday night addressed concerns over Heritage Pointe Senior Apartments, the recently-embattled complex that occupies district-owned land. R.J. Miller, a representative for the Foundation for Affordable Housing, Heritage Pointe’s owner and the lessee of the District’s land, was in attendance to issue a report to the board. In it, he detailed the company’s response to complaints lodged by residents who have been unhappy with an ongoing water pipe repair project. Due to systemic problems with the copper piping in the 25-year-old complex, found after a series of leaks and floods last year, Heritage Pointe chose to repipe the entire facility. The project was due to begin in March, according to materials sent to residents. That is when resident complaints began to trickle in. “We stubbed our toes a bit early on,” Miller said. “I don’t think management or our contractors did a good enough job communicating to residents what the program was.” The plan, which is already in progress, is to install a new system in parallel to the original system, to perform as much work…
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