Until this year, property manager Dathon Aragon hasn’t had any problems leasing condos.
“We had multiple showings,” Aragon said. “It took a lot longer than it typically would.”
The construction across the street has changed his business. The dust from the construction clogs the air conditioning units so much the air filters need to be changed every week.
“The return air sucks in the dust and it just clogs up the system,” Aragon said. Fortunately, we have had it serviced, but we haven’t had to replace it yet like some of the other businesses.”
Across the street, Brave New Books says it learned the hard way what was going in its air conditioning unit.
“A few days ago, the outer fan motor completely burned out,” Brave New Books’ Leland Freeman said. “Dust got into the motor and just caused it to fail completely, and we didn’t have air conditioning down here for a couple days.”
Since our story aired last week, DPR Construction has added more sprayers and water trucks to combat the dust. Businesses nearby say they just want to be done.
“I don’t think it’s good for the residents that live here certainly,” Aragon said. “In terms of business and in terms of leasing it out, it has made it a lot more difficult.”
The University of Texas says it will investigate any formal claim but none have been received from any local businesses. The university adds the contractor should finish excavation by the end of August.
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