Tenants Displaced By Garage Collapse Still Waiting

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Home for the holidays? Not exactly, for some residents of Hackensack, N.J.

Tenants displaced by a parking garage collapse in northern New Jersey this summer will have to wait a little longer to return to their luxury high-rise apartments.

Hackensack officials had hoped to reopen the 18-story Prospect Towers by Dec. 1. But they now say that won't happen until at least Dec. 15.

City Manager Stephen Lo Iacono told The Record that minor construction work still needs to be completed, such as lighting fixtures and repairing holes in sheetrock. Once that is finished, city inspectors will check all common areas and every unit in the building to make sure all problems have been corrected.

Officials say only a limited number of building units -- about 60 -- will be allowed to be occupied until all parking spaces become available.

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