Former Birchwood Terrace tenants able to get belongings left behind after evacuation
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Nearly three months after they were forced out of their home, former Birchwood Terrace tenants are being allowed back in this week to get the belongings they had to leave behind.
Nearly three months after they were forced out of their home, former Birchwood Terrace tenants are being allowed back in this week to get the belongings they had to leave behind.
In early May, 250 residents living in the Portage Avenue apartment building were displaced overnight. The city issued an evacuation order after an inspection found severe structural deterioration.
While the emergency vacate order remains in place, as it is not yet safe for people to live in, the city says an engineer for the owner deemed the building had been stabilized enough to grant temporary access.
People not planning on coming back, are being allowed in, to grab the rest of their furniture and clothes.
Andrey Belskiy and his wife were loading up their vehicle Wednesday morning.
"Finally, we got in because three months without all of the necessities, everything was very hard," said Belskiy.
They found a new place to live, but it's more expensive. They desperately need their bed.
