Manayunk Property Rebuilds Again After Flood from Tieast Leverett on Vimeo.
Last week, the residents of Venice Lofts, an apartment and townhouse community in Northwest Philadelphia had a much greater appreciation of the city for which their community was named.
As torrential rains moved through the area, residents were warned about potential flooding, but when the waters rose, no one was fully prepared.
Many residents lost their cars and experienced significant damage to their properties, and management says it will take months to get back to normal.
“Although we have the elevator back running, the rest of our lobby won’t be fully restored until July,” said Shannon Carlson, Venice Lofts rental agent.
The property has flooded three times since 2009, and each time requests to the city to construct a simple floodwall around the property have been ignored.