Overview

• 187 residents were evacuated last week after facade fragments fell from the 11-storey high-rise and are now housed in the Babenhausen town hall.
• Workers began stripping the damaged exterior this week with completion expected in about three weeks.
• Authorities added a second crane and a hydraulic platform to accelerate facade removal.
• District inspector Martina Löffler has certified that structural cracks pose no immediate collapse risk during renovation.
• Officials plan for residents to return between June 30 and July 4 once a new insulated facade is installed by Ingenieurbüro Berndt.