A house designed by David Adjaye as part of the Make It Right Foundation's contribution to rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is reportedly "in imminent danger of collapse" and is set to be demolished.
Designed as one of 109 houses that were built by non-profit developer Make It Right Foundation, which was set up by actor Brad Pitt to rehouse people, the home was issued with a Notice of Emergency Demolition on the 30 September.
Local news website Nola.com reported that the notice, which was posted on the property at 1826 Reynes Street, states that the house is "in imminent danger of collapse and/or threat to life" and will shortly be demolished.
The demolition will cost $7,085 and will be paid for by the building's owner, the notice says. The date of the demolition is not yet known. Adjaye house abandoned in 2012
The Adjaye-designed house was built in the city's Lower 9th Ward, which was largely destroyed by the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The home was purchased by Kamaria Allen in 2011, who said she almost immediately noticed problems.
According to a 2018 interview in NBC, she found mushrooms growing from her bedroom walls and kitchen, mouldy carpets and rotting wood within the first year of owning the property.
Following attempts to resolve the issues with damp, Allen sold the home back to the Make It Right Foundation in 2012. It has remained empty since this time. Photos on Nola.com show the boarded-up home with broken ...