For under a year now, issues of the structural stability of a housing complex at Saligramam has grabbed the attention of the city. Residents complained first, in August 2023, of how a portion of the ceiling at WestMinster apartments collapsed. That fixed the attention of the community on the apartment complex and Studies proved that very poor quality construction had led to this sorry state.
Jain Housing and Constructions Limited (JHCL) has recently informed the Madras High Court of its intention to raze all three 17-storey residential towers, housing more than 600 apartment units, at Jains WestMinster Apartments (JWA) since they have been declared unsafe to reside, owing to chloride erosion.
The realtor has decided to redevelop the land by constructing taller towers with more flats within three years from the date of evacuation of the inhabitants and then allot flats to the existing owners without any change in the size of the flats they own or their undivided share on the land.
