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Both Elevators Often Broken At High-Rise Condo Building On Chicago's Southwest Side
Kazia Ptak, 88, called her 14th floor condo home for some three decades before the building started going downhill.
May 1, 2026
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
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A trip up to her condo on the 14th floor at the Ford City Condo Association isn't exactly smooth; the ceiling is missing and there's a concerning clickety clackety noise.
Kazia Ptak, 88, called her 14th floor condo home for some three decades before the building started going downhill.
