Do You Live In A Large Residential Building? How Has Management Prepped For Future Floods?

Allan Shweky of Friends of Ocean Parkway posted the above photo on Monday, showing a multi-level outdoor garage that serves a condo building on Ocean Parkway. In the photo, you see that a contractor is closing up the bottom level of the garage with cinder blocks.

It’s an attempt to prevent sand and water from flooding the garage, as it did during Superstorm Sandy. In the photo to the left, taken right after Sandy, you can see that sand dunes left behind by the storm buried the vehicles.

We’ve seen this tactic elsewhere. Several residential buildings in the flood zone have sealed up basement windows, leaving small holes or PVC tubes for ventilation. It’s not a flood proof tactic, of course, but it may help stem the force and speed of water as it pours in.

This got me thinking – what have large residential buildings in our area done to prepare? When Igor Oberman, president of the board at Trump Village 4, was running for City Council, he touted the storm preparation efforts he implemented at the complex, including an improved communication system, elevated generators, a satellite phone and more.

As far as we can tell, though, Trump is in the minority. Many buildings appear to have rebuilt as they were. But it’s hard to say without knowing management. So, if you live in a residential building, let us know in the comments what management has done to protect you and your neighbors from future floods.