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Mold, termites and rotting wood. It's the Pitts! Only SIX of the 109 affordable homes Brad Pitt built for $26.8M and sold to survivors of Hurricane Katrina for $150,000 are in livable condition - and none are built to withstand NOLA's climate
2022-02-02
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Just six of the 109 affordable homes Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation built in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are still in livable condition

  • A majority of the homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, termites, rotting wood and flooding

  • Six of the homes are now vacant because of the mold, rot and structural issues

  • Two have also been demolished because of severe mold, and New Orleans city officials are now seizing one of the properties as a 'safety hazard'

  • Residents have sued the organization, but it has not yet made the necessary repairs - and it appears to have become defunct
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Posted by:Skidmark

#16  Too bad. Pitts intentions were good. And I’m sure there is more to the story. Like most homeowners would have had termite treatment plans.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2022-02-02 19:41  

#15  Proof actors aren't smart saints.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-02-02 14:15  

#14  There were built for termites. Even bugs need a place to live.
Posted by: Airandee   2022-02-02 13:42  

#13  What did you expect from Hollywood? It is all about style and appearance for PR, not any real substance. That and making sure they grease the right people and contacts go to enviro-scam companies
Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158   2022-02-02 12:37  

#12  thanks
Posted by: Chris   2022-02-02 11:49  

#11  ..here you go.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-02-02 11:40  

#10  Were these things built to code, or were "arrangements" made?
Posted by: KBK   2022-02-02 11:10  

#9  I'm surprised Mike Holmes would have anything to do with the crap.
Posted by: Chris   2022-02-02 10:42  

#8  Mike Holmes brought his crew down from Canada and did a two episode production on building one of those homes. He and Penn were both snookered by the seller of the wood used in the walls, making claims that obviously have failed to stand the test of time. 'Green' is just another 'Grift'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-02-02 10:18  

#7  Sounds like a Chinese run building firm ran this. How much of the money was siphoned off for the organizers?
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-02-02 09:57  

#6  I was going to say the same thing Frank, there is always maintenance on a house. And judging by what the neighborhoods looked like before Katrina, I doubt there was any done.
Posted by: Chris   2022-02-02 09:10  

#5  ^ All probably true. Don't underestimate the new owners "tenants" to not do any maintenance as well....
Posted by: Frank G   2022-02-02 08:56  

#4  Going to bet the suspect building materials were chosen because they were certified as "sustainable" by some green grift outfit.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-02-02 08:40  

#3  Proof actors aren't smart.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735   2022-02-02 08:38  

#2  These homes were sold to the residents for ~$150K each. I'm curious as to how the warranty for these was presented.

I do remember that these were a 'glued particle board' type construction which, at the time, I thought might not be a good idea in the NO climate. I don't care what kind of chemical treatment you added to that product, it would still suck up a lot of moisture.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-02-02 08:23  

#1  It appears they did build 'green', mother nature is recycling the buildings, just a tad bit earlier than anticipated.

Building below sea level on the coast routinely subject to hurricanes doesn't seem to be the smartest move to begin with.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-02-02 06:49  

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