During the last week of October, a 41-unit building under construction in Oakland toppled under a blaze of fire, a fire so powerful that PG&E shut-off utilities to 300 buildings surrounding the area. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
This building was being constructed under the direction of one of the East Bay's largest property owners and developers, Athan Magganas. Magganas owns property in Pinnole, Concord, Berkeley, and was involved in developing a retail center in Brentwood, California.
In 2014, Magganas also made headlines for his failure to address a bedbug infestation in his Concord apartment building, a failure that resulted in his being charged with a criminal misdemeanor. Now, Magganas is being sued by former tenants for his alleged failure to provide habitable, safe and sanitary living arrangements in an Oakland rental property. The case goes to trial in May 2017.
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