EXCLUSIVE – Icon Brickell Pool Closing for 14 Months & Special Assessment to be Slapped on Owners

 
On March 4, 2016, the Icon Brickell condo association FINALLY informed residents that the massive, 2-acre pool deck at the infamous South Florida condo development would be closing for 14 long months, after almost a year of speculation and unanswered questions.

After many, many months of the association not giving specific details to anyone about closing the largest pool in Miami, the Master Association finally emailed owners today with specifics, and it was conveniently after 5p.m. on a Friday!

Below is a copy of the actual email sent out to the owners.

“Dear Owner:

The Iconbrickell Master Association, Inc., is in the process of gearing up for a complete pool deck renovation project. The goal of the pool deck renovation project is to create a more functional pool deck, while ensuring a design appearance as close as possible to the current appearance, which makes the Iconbrickell Project so unique within the constraints of necessary improvements. This project will not be a small project, and current timelines provided by our third party engineering firm estimate the construction to last approximately 14 months once construction mobilization has occurred. The anticipated length of the project is subject to change once actual construction begins and is also contingent upon cooperation by the weather.

The pool deck renovation project has been the ongoing topic of conversation at Master Association Board meetings for over a year now, and the Board has been working with management and legal counsel to properly vet out engineering firms and contractors. At this point, the Board has decided upon the engineering firm who will be overseeing the work, as well as the contractor who will be performing it. The Association is now in the final stages of preparing to commence work. While the pool deck renovation project does not have an exact start date, final contractual details are anticipated to be finalized in the next few weeks and the work is anticipated to start when the optimal construction materials are selected by the Board.

 At the start of the project and in the coming months, temporary construction elevators will be built on the north side of the building (by the loading dock) in order to move materials up and down without impacting the interior of the buildings. A debris chute will also be added. Once this has been completed, the trees currently located on the pool deck will be removed, and then demolition of the existing tile and waterproofing will commence.

The scope of work for the deck includes replacement of the waterproofing, installing new drainage, replacing the tiles, replacing the landscaping, replacing lighting, converting the reflection pool to a kids’ pool and the construction of stairs to the observation deck.

While the goal is to reopen the pool deck as quickly as possible, the Board also wants to ensure the safety of everyone during the construction. Accordingly, the Association will only be able to reopen the deck upon the clearance of the third party engineer and any applicable authorities with jurisdiction over the project. During the time of construction, the Board knows that you and your guests will be inconvenienced and, accordingly, the Board is currently working on several options to minimize any impacts or lack of access to a pool. The Board via property management will be in communication with further details.

In order to pay for this project, a special assessment will be passed once the final construction numbers are known. The cost will be divided amongst all units of all three towers in the same manner as the maintenance fees are calculated (based on the square footage of the individual units). The Association and property management will be keeping everyone apprised, and the Association will be holding a special assessment Board Meeting in the near future.

Should you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact the Samantha Golden, Property Manager, Iconbrickell Master Association via email at managermaster@iconbrickell.com, by phone at 305-709-0590 or by visiting the management office.

Sincerely,

Board of Directors

iconbrickell Master Association”

I have to say, my favorite part of the letter is when it states “current timelines provided by our third party engineering firm estimate the construction to last approximately 14 months once construction mobilization has occurred. The anticipated length of the project is subject to change once actual construction begins and is also contingent upon cooperation by the weather.” “Once construction mobilization has occurred” means they have no idea when the work is starting and “length of the project is subject to change” and “cooperation by the weather” is code for “a hell of a lot longer than 14 months!”

Photo Source: Original picture taken and copyrighted by architectural photographer, Robin Hill.