Pacifica facing loss of another apartment building sitting near eroding cliff

PACIFICA (KRON) –Pacifica is facing the loss of another apartment building sitting perilously on an eroding cliff overlooking the ocean.

The building at 310 Esplanade Avenue sits next to where another apartment complex was demolished last week and has been yellow tagged and evacuated.

The owner and a group of residents have appealed the restriction. They claim only the south end of the building is in danger and much of the rest of the building can be saved.

City officials are contesting the appeal.

“The south end of the building, which is most in jeopardy at this point, that end of the building is where all the utilities come in, the electricity and the gas,” Pacifica building official Mike Cully said. “So if that starts getting in danger, first there’s the structural stability of the entire building to consider but without power and gas going into it, they are no longer habitable at all. So then, at that point, it would become red tagged.”

The city’s objection to the appeal will be heard by the Pacifica Emergency Preparedness and Safety Commission on Wednesday evening.