Homeowners will have to foot a massive bill up to €2.2m after serious fire safety issues were discovered in a city centre apartment complex in Dublin.
Problems have been identified at The Distillery apartments in north Dublin with fire compartmentation (to prevent rapid fire spread), fire doors, protection of the structural elements of the building, and fire alarms. The issues affect both common areas and individual apartments.
There are 78 apartments and duplexes in the building.
This means that the owner of each apartment could have to pay up to €28,000 for the works, based on estimates.
Several people renting in the development told the Herald newspaper that they had not been informed of the risks found in the building, although investigations into the defects were carried out in April.
Early estimates have been provided to owners, warning that “unforeseen works are inevitable therefore the actual price will change as works progress”.
It estimates that the cost of the remedial work will be between €1.5m and €2.2m.
The owner of each apartment will need to pay between €19,000 and €28,000 for the works on that scale but there is a fear that this number will climb.
