The Clinton Condominiums
suffered a fire on a Thanksgiving holiday weekend
leaving all 15 units uninhabitable. This former Anatomy
College was “state of the art” for education in 1915.
Prior to then it was a Dental School whose alma mater
included the luminary, Doc Holliday (of Jesse James
fame).
Campbell Thomas having a reputation working on fire
damaged historic properties was contacted to secure
permits,
resolve L&I violations and find contractors sensitive
to historic needs who were capable of getting the
tenants back into their homes. The façade also
sustained some damage which required coordination with
the Preservation Alliance and the Philadelphia
Historical Commission.
CTC coordinated the complexities of the fire insurance
estimates with detailed permit drawings; submitted and
got approvals of historically accurate details for
windows, cornices, mezzanines and doors; and worked
with a structural engineer to resolve previously
hidden but deferred maintenance issues. The Building
Committee of the Condominium Association was also a
key decider in the direction of upgrades with unit
owners. CTC worked with a sanitation consultant to
assure that fire, smoke odor and mold were remediated
according to Restoration Industry Association
Guidelines.
